The data below represent everything available in the MBMG Abandoned and Inactive Mines (AIM) database.
AIM Id | Name | Alternate Name | District | County |
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GR000476 | POWERS PLACER / QUARTZITE | QUARTZITE PLACER | GARNET | GRANITE |
MRDS | AMLI | MILS | Latitude | Longitude | Datum |
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DC08549 | 300390372 | 46.8286 | -113.3014 |
Township | Range | Section | QSection | UTM Northing | UTM Easting | UTM Zone | UTM Datum |
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12N | 14W | 1 | BADD |
Average Elevation | Elev Units | Land Owner | 250K Quad | 100K Quad | 24K Quad |
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5220 | F | BLM | BUTTE | MISSOULA EAST | ELEVATION MOUNTAIN |
Property Type | Update Date | Who Updated |
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PLACER | 4/6/1995 | JEW |
Commodities Identified |
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GOLD |
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Agency: BLM Region District: BUTTE Ranger District: Forest Service Tract: Watershed Code: 17010203 Forest or Resource Area: MISSOULA Owner: B Impact: Report: Elk Creek and Tributaries/Powers Placer (PO004660/GR000476) Numerous placer workings are found in the drainage of Elk Creek and its principal tributaries. Total surface disturbance is probably in excess of several hundred acres but an actual figure is difficult to determine. The placer gold is found in Quaternary gravels derived primarily from granodiorite and Precambrian Belt rocks. Gold is found in these deposits as fine, flat particles resting on granite bedrock (Pardee, 1918). The general average for the placers in the Garnet Area was $50.00 per foot (Pardee, 1918). Placer mining started in the Elk Creek drainage in 1866. Most placer mining activity in this area had ceased by 1916; there has been intermittent activity since that time. Production of placer gold from this area must have been significant based on workings; no reliable production figures are available. Most of the placer work has been done on federal (BLM) land. No apparent water quality problems resulting from placer operations were noted in 1994. McCulloch (1991) summarized this deposit as an open cut, processed by a trommel and sluices with about 4 acres disturbance with seasonal production. Ore production was 60-80 cubic yards per day and waste was 180-240 cubic yards per day. |
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Mill Tailings: N Adit Discharge: N Metal Leaching: N Water Erosion: N Residence: N Hazardous Materials: N Open Adit: N Visit: Y Comments: MBMG GEOLOGIST: JACK WATSON (9/15/94); PHOTOS 11-24; 11-25; 12-1; 12-2; AND 12-3; PLACER WORKINGS. |
Years | Dredge dry land | Dredge float | Ground sluicing | Boom dam | Drifting | Hydraulic | Pan rocker | Long Tom | Mercury |
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UNK |
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Gold: Y Silver: Titanium: Rare Earth Elements: Sapphire: Garnet: Tungsten: Platinum: Magnetite: Hematite: Pyrite: Commodity Ref: McCulloch, R.B., 1991, Montana Mining Directory 1989-1990, MBMG Bulletin 129, 146 p. Geologic Source: Geologic Source Ref: Lag: Transported: Y Type Comments: Quaternary alluvium Type Ref: McCulloch, R.B., 1991, Montana Mining Directory 1989-1990, MBMG Bulletin 129, 146 p. Unknown: Fine: Coarse: Comments: Open cut, 4 acres disturbed, trommel and sluices. 100% public mineral ownership. 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 8:46:16 PM.
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