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

Sites Table
AIM Id Name Alternate Name District County
GR003071 DEEP CREEK PLACER BEARTOWN BEARTOWN GRANITE
MRDS AMLI MILS Latitude Longitude Datum
300390520 46.7939 -113.3381
Township Range Section QSection UTM Northing UTM Easting UTM Zone UTM Datum
12N 14W 15 5184696 321563 12
Average Elevation Elev Units Land Owner 250K Quad 100K Quad 24K Quad
F BUTTE MISSOULA EAST ELEVATION MOUNTAIN
Property Type Update Date Who Updated
PLACER
Commodities Table
Commodities Identified
GOLD
Agency Info Table
Information
Agency: BLM
Region District:
Ranger District:
Forest Service Tract:
Watershed Code: 17010201
Forest or Resource Area: MISSOULA
Owner: M
Impact:
Report: Near Beartown on the Elevation Mountain 7.5' quadrangle.
Placer Table
Information
Gold: Y
Silver:
Titanium:
Rare Earth Elements:
Sapphire:
Garnet:
Tungsten:
Platinum:
Magnetite:
Hematite:
Pyrite:
Commodity Ref: McCulloch, Robin, Lewis, Bob, Keill, Don, and Shumaker, Matthew,, 2003, Applied gold placer exploration and evaluation techniques, MBMG Special Publication 115, 267 p.
Geologic Source: Skarn gold
Geologic Source Ref: McCulloch, Robin, Lewis, Bob, Keill, Don, and Shumaker, Matthew,, 2003, Applied gold placer exploration and evaluation techniques, MBMG Special Publication 115, 267 p.
Lag:
Transported:
Type Comments: Gulch, colluvial.
Type Ref: McCulloch, Robin, Lewis, Bob, Keill, Don, and Shumaker, Matthew,, 2003, Applied gold placer exploration and evaluation techniques, MBMG Special Publication 115, 267 p.
Unknown:
Fine:
Coarse:
Comments:
Size Ref:
Finess: 0.918
Fineref: McCulloch, Robin, Lewis, Bob, Keill, Don, and Shumaker, Matthew,, 2003, Applied gold placer exploration and evaluation techniques, MBMG Special Publication 115, 267 p.
Spoil pile:
Wash pile:
Wash over:
Wash under:
Waste Ref:
Year Discovered:

End of report. Retrieved 5/2/2024 1:38:16 AM.

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