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

Sites Table
AIM Id Name Alternate Name District County
GR000446 PRINCETON / PRINCETON PLACER SOUTH BOULDER / MAXVILLE PRINCETON GRANITE
MRDS AMLI MILS Latitude Longitude Datum
D009565 20-007 300390367 46.4206 -113.1644
Township Range Section QSection UTM Northing UTM Easting UTM Zone UTM Datum
08N 13W 25 ADBB 5142587 333645 12
Average Elevation Elev Units Land Owner 250K Quad 100K Quad 24K Quad
F BUTTE PHILIPSBURG MAXVILLE
Property Type Update Date Who Updated
PLACER 3/26/1995 PAH
Commodities Table
Commodities Identified
COPPER
GOLD
LEAD
SILVER
ZINC
Agency Info Table
Information
Agency: NF
Region District: R1
Ranger District: PHILIPSBURG
Forest Service Tract:
Watershed Code: 17010202
Forest or Resource Area: DEERLODGE
Owner: P
Impact: L
Report: Princeton A caved shaft is in an area of placer workings, so it is difficult to speculate on the size or geology of the mine. Emmons and Calkins (1913) describe it as a silver vein in Red Lion limestone.
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: Y
Comments: LONN; 8/92
Mining Methods Table
Years Dredge dry land Dredge float Ground sluicing Boom dam Drifting Hydraulic Pan rocker Long Tom Mercury
UNK Y Y
Placer Table
Information
Gold: Y
Silver:
Titanium:
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Pyrite:
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Lag:
Transported:
Type Comments: Gravel with large boulders
Type Ref:
Unknown:
Fine:
Coarse: Y
Comments:
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End of report. Retrieved 5/3/2024 6:36:45 PM.

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