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

Sites Table
AIM Id Name Alternate Name District County
JB004787 YOGO CREEK PLACER YOGO JUDITH BASIN
MRDS AMLI MILS Latitude Longitude Datum
300450075 46.9194 -110.4536
Township Range Section QSection UTM Northing UTM Easting UTM Zone UTM Datum
13N 10E 4 5196138 541603 12
Average Elevation Elev Units Land Owner 250K Quad 100K Quad 24K Quad
F WHITE SULPHUR WHITE SULPHUR BANDBOX MOUNTAIN
Property Type Update Date Who Updated
PLACER 4/23/1998 PAH
Commodities Table
Commodities Identified
GOLD
Agency Info Table
Information
Agency: NF
Region District: R1
Ranger District: JUDITH
Forest Service Tract:
Watershed Code: 10040103
Forest or Resource Area: LEWIS AND CLARK
Owner: M
Impact:
Report: Screened out, drove by this site still active. The Yogo Creek Placer Mine is located in T13N R10E Sec. 4. The references for this site are MBMG Geologic Map 7, 1980 p. 15. There were no visually apparent hazards.
Screening Criteria Table
Information
Mill Tailings:
Adit Discharge:
Metal Leaching:
Water Erosion:
Residence:
Hazardous Materials:
Open Adit:
Visit: Y
Comments: SCREENED OUT: PLACER. DROVE BY--PART IS ACTIVE. PHOTOS 59-17;18
Placer Table
Information
Gold: Y
Silver:
Titanium:
Rare Earth Elements:
Sapphire: Y
Garnet:
Tungsten:
Platinum:
Magnetite:
Hematite:
Pyrite:
Commodity Ref: Lyden, C.J., 1948, The Gold Placers of Montana, MBMG Memoir 26, 152 p.
Geologic Source: Vein
Geologic Source Ref: Lyden, C.J., 1948, The Gold Placers of Montana, MBMG Memoir 26, 152 p.
Lag:
Transported:
Type Comments: Gold was bright, clear with little quartz, rather rough, and in flattish grains
Type Ref: Lyden, C.J., 1948, The Gold Placers of Montana, MBMG Memoir 26, 152 p.
Unknown:
Fine:
Coarse:
Comments:
Size Ref:
Finess:
Fineref:
Spoil pile:
Wash pile:
Wash over:
Wash under:
Waste Ref:
Year Discovered: 1879

End of report. Retrieved 5/18/2024 7:42:47 PM.

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