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

Sites Table
AIM Id Name Alternate Name District County
DL007580 CABLE PLACER SILVER LAKE DEER LODGE
MRDS AMLI MILS Latitude Longitude Datum
DC10956 46.1964 -113.2139
Township Range Section QSection UTM Northing UTM Easting UTM Zone UTM Datum
05N 13W 10 CDAB
Average Elevation Elev Units Land Owner 250K Quad 100K Quad 24K Quad
BUTTE PHILIPSBURG SILVER LAKE
Property Type Update Date Who Updated
PLACER 6/26/1995 JMZ
Agency Info Table
Information
Agency: NF
Region District: R1
Ranger District: DEERLODGE
Forest Service Tract:
Watershed Code: 17010201
Forest or Resource Area: DEERLODGE
Owner: P
Impact:
Report:
Screening Criteria Table
Information
Mill Tailings: N
Adit Discharge: N
Metal Leaching: N
Water Erosion: N
Residence: N
Hazardous Materials: N
Open Adit: N
Visit: N
Comments: SCREENED IN OFFICE; LONN; 8/92
Mining Methods Table
Years Dredge dry land Dredge float Ground sluicing Boom dam Drifting Hydraulic Pan rocker Long Tom Mercury
1872-1873 Y
Placer Table
Information
Gold: Y
Silver:
Titanium:
Rare Earth Elements:
Sapphire:
Garnet:
Tungsten:
Platinum:
Magnetite:
Hematite:
Pyrite:
Commodity Ref: Lyden, C.J., 1948, The Gold Placers of Montana, MBMG Memoir 26, 152 p.
Geologic Source: Vein at Cable mine
Geologic Source Ref: Lyden, C.J., 1948, The Gold Placers of Montana, MBMG Memoir 26, 152 p.
Lag:
Transported: Y
Type Comments: Hillside placers
Type Ref: Lyden, C.J., 1948, The Gold Placers of Montana, MBMG Memoir 26, 152 p.
Unknown:
Fine:
Coarse:
Comments:
Size Ref:
Finess:
Fineref:
Spoil pile:
Wash pile:
Wash over:
Wash under:
Waste Ref:
Year Discovered: 1870's

End of report. Retrieved 5/3/2024 10:50:24 AM.

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