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

Sites Table
AIM Id Name Alternate Name District County
GR002984 GOLD CREEK / MCFARLAND / MACFARLAND MC FARLAND'S GOLD CREEK GRANITE
MRDS AMLI MILS Latitude Longitude Datum
DC11437 20-117 300390171 46.4644 -113.0569
Township Range Section QSection UTM Northing UTM Easting UTM Zone UTM Datum
08N 12W 11 5147489 342060 12
Average Elevation Elev Units Land Owner 250K Quad 100K Quad 24K Quad
F BUTTE PHILIPSBURG PIKES PEAK
Property Type Update Date Who Updated
PLACER SAC
Commodities Table
Commodities Identified
GOLD
Assay Table
Information
Sample Id: JGRG-1
Material Type: WA
Sample Method: COMP
Comments:
Mining Methods Table
Years Dredge dry land Dredge float Ground sluicing Boom dam Drifting Hydraulic Pan rocker Long Tom Mercury
1896 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:
Geologic Source Ref:
Lag:
Transported:
Type Comments:
Type Ref:
Unknown:
Fine:
Coarse: Y
Comments: Nuggets up to 10 oz
Size Ref:
Finess: 0
Fineref:
Spoil pile:
Wash pile:
Wash over:
Wash under:
Waste Ref:
Year Discovered: 1896

End of report. Retrieved 5/3/2024 7:28:41 PM.

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