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

Sites Table
AIM Id Name Alternate Name District County
GR000488 ROCK CREEK SAPPHIRE ROCK CREEK GRANITE
MRDS AMLI MILS Latitude Longitude Datum
D009568 300390374 46.2589 -113.6142
Township Range Section QSection UTM Northing UTM Easting UTM Zone UTM Datum
06N 16W 21 5125916 298522 12
Average Elevation Elev Units Land Owner 250K Quad 100K Quad 24K Quad
F BUTTE PHILIPSBURG MAUKEY GULCH
Property Type Update Date Who Updated
PLACER
Commodities Table
Commodities Identified
GEMSTONE
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:
Report: Active, consists of several generations of mining with the latest being American Gem, Inc. of Helena in the 1990's and later. Ore type gravel and sand; the deposit type was a bench placer. An open cut was mined using a trommel and jig.
Placer Table
Information
Gold:
Silver:
Titanium:
Rare Earth Elements:
Sapphire: Y
Garnet:
Tungsten:
Platinum:
Magnetite:
Hematite:
Pyrite:
Commodity Ref: McCulloch, R.B., 2001, Montana Mining Directory - 1995-1998, MBMG Miscellaneous Contribution 18, 136 p.
Geologic Source: Volcanics
Geologic Source Ref:
Lag:
Transported: Y
Type Comments:
Type Ref: McCulloch, R.B., 2001, Montana Mining Directory - 1995-1998, MBMG Miscellaneous Contribution 18, 136 p.
Unknown:
Fine:
Coarse:
Comments: Trommels with jigs.
Size Ref:
Finess:
Fineref:
Spoil pile:
Wash pile:
Wash over:
Wash under:
Waste Ref:
Year Discovered:

End of report. Retrieved 5/3/2024 9:23:29 PM.

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