The data below represent everything available in the MBMG Abandoned and Inactive Mines (AIM) database.

Sites Table
AIM Id Name Alternate Name District County
BW006403 AVALANCHE CREEK BACKER BROADWATER
MRDS AMLI MILS Latitude Longitude Datum
300070081 46.6119 -111.6075
Township Range Section QSection UTM Northing UTM Easting UTM Zone UTM Datum
10N 01E 21 5162003 453479 12
Average Elevation Elev Units Land Owner 250K Quad 100K Quad 24K Quad
F WHITE SULPHUR CANYON FERRY DM CANYON FERRY SE
Property Type Update Date Who Updated
PLACER
Commodities Table
Commodities Identified
TITANIUM
Agency Info Table
Information
Agency: NF
Region District: R1
Ranger District:
Forest Service Tract:
Watershed Code: 10030101
Forest or Resource Area: HELENA
Owner: P
Impact:
Report: All private in section 21, T10N, R1E; listed as sec. 16, T11N, R02E in McCulloch 1991 that is USFS. McCulloch's report lists "upper Avalanche Creek" processed by trommel and sluice in an open cut of less than 2 acres.
Screening Criteria Table
Information
Mill Tailings:
Adit Discharge:
Metal Leaching:
Water Erosion:
Residence:
Hazardous Materials:
Open Adit:
Visit:
Comments: NO SITE VISIT; ALL PRIVATE.
Placer Table
Information
Gold: Y
Silver:
Titanium:
Rare Earth Elements:
Sapphire:
Garnet:
Tungsten:
Platinum:
Magnetite:
Hematite:
Pyrite:
Commodity Ref:
Geologic Source: Quaternary gravels
Geologic Source Ref: McCulloch, R.B., 1991, Montana Mining Directory 1989-1990, MBMG Bulletin 129, 146 p.
Lag:
Transported:
Type Comments:
Type Ref:
Unknown:
Fine:
Coarse:
Comments:
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Finess:
Fineref:
Spoil pile:
Wash pile:
Wash over:
Wash under:
Waste Ref:
Year Discovered: 1800's

End of report. Retrieved 5/2/2024 4:39:25 PM.

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