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

Sites Table
AIM Id Name Alternate Name District County
GR003654 SUNSET PLACER / SUNSET GULCH WALKUP PLACER / SUDEMEYER MAXVILLE GRANITE
MRDS AMLI MILS Latitude Longitude Datum
300390138 46.4308 -113.1306
Township Range Section QSection UTM Northing UTM Easting UTM Zone UTM Datum
08N 12W 20 DBCD 5143905 336308 12
Average Elevation Elev Units Land Owner 250K Quad 100K Quad 24K Quad
F NF BUTTE PHILIPSBURG MAXVILLE
Property Type Update Date Who Updated
PLACER 5/24/1995 JMZ
Commodities Table
Commodities Identified
GOLD
Agency Info Table
Information
Agency: NF
Region District: R1
Ranger District: PHILIPSBURG
Forest Service Tract:
Watershed Code: 17010202
Forest or Resource Area: DEERLODGE
Owner: N
Impact:
Report: Reported operation in 1966, 69 and 70 by Ben Walkup. Undated, report states owner was Myrtle Sudemeyer (Sunset and Rainbow Claims). "Test holes prepatory to washing plant."
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: VISITED 7/92 BY J. LONN; MBMG
Mining Methods Table
Years Dredge dry land Dredge float Ground sluicing Boom dam Drifting Hydraulic Pan rocker Long Tom Mercury
1966-1969
Placer Table
Information
Gold: Y
Silver:
Titanium:
Rare Earth Elements:
Sapphire:
Garnet:
Tungsten:
Platinum:
Magnetite:
Hematite:
Pyrite:
Commodity Ref: Anonymous, Various, Various files at MBMG - Natural Resources Building (NRB), Montana Tech of The University of Montana, Various, Various
Geologic Source: Glacial
Geologic Source Ref: Anonymous, Various, Various files at MBMG - Natural Resources Building (NRB), Montana Tech of The University of Montana, Various, Various
Lag:
Transported:
Type Comments: Glacial
Type Ref: Anonymous, Various, Various files at MBMG - Natural Resources Building (NRB), Montana Tech of The University of Montana, Various, Various
Unknown:
Fine:
Coarse:
Comments: Glacial; test holes prepatory to washing plant.
Size Ref: Anonymous, Various, Various files at MBMG - Natural Resources Building (NRB), Montana Tech of The University of Montana, Various, Various
Finess:
Fineref:
Spoil pile:
Wash pile:
Wash over:
Wash under:
Waste Ref:
Year Discovered:

End of report. Retrieved 5/3/2024 11:19:48 AM.

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