Abandoned and Inactive Mines
The data below represent everything available in the MBMG Abandoned and Inactive Mines (AIM) database.
| AIM Id | Name | Alternate Name | District | County |
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| JF004986 | GOLD BUG | HOMESTAKE | JEFFERSON |
| MRDS | AMLI | MILS | Latitude | Longitude | Datum |
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| 300430160 | 45.9533 | -112.395 |
| Township | Range | Section | QSection | UTM Northing | UTM Easting | UTM Zone | UTM Datum |
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| 02N | 06W | 6 | BDAD | 5089590 | 391888 | 12 |
| Average Elevation | Elev Units | Land Owner | 250K Quad | 100K Quad | 24K Quad |
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| F | DILLON | BUTTE SOUTH | HOMESTAKE |
| Property Type | Update Date | Who Updated |
|---|---|---|
| LODE | 4/9/1995 | JDL |
| Commodities Identified |
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GOLD |
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Agency: NF Region District: R1 Ranger District: BUTTE Forest Service Tract: Watershed Code: 10020005 Forest or Resource Area: DEERLODGE Owner: P Impact: L Report: Gold Bug Two adits, three shafts, and a row of prospect pits (less than 200 feet of total workings) along an extension of the Nellie-Mascot structure (N60-80W 80SW) are present at the Gold Bug. Veins are 2-5 feet wide, consist of coarse grained quartz and minor fine-grained pyrite, and contain high gold values. According to Roby and others (1960), the mine produced only 30 tons of ore, but it contained 98 oz of gold, 2639 oz of silver, and 22 lbs of copper. Apparently, in 1911, one ton of ore yielded 55 oz of gold and 298 oz of silver. These high gold values are unusual in the Boulder Batholith. |
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Mill Tailings: N Adit Discharge: N Metal Leaching: N Water Erosion: N Residence: N Hazardous Materials: N Open Adit: N Visit: N Comments: PRE-SCREENED OUT |
End of report. Retrieved 5/2/2024 11:41:25 PM.
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