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

Sites Table
AIM Id Name Alternate Name District County
JF005111 FRANKLIN BOULDER MTNS JEFFERSON
MRDS AMLI MILS Latitude Longitude Datum
300430144 46.2836 -112.4044
Township Range Section QSection UTM Northing UTM Easting UTM Zone UTM Datum
06N 06W 7 CACC
Average Elevation Elev Units Land Owner 250K Quad 100K Quad 24K Quad
F BUTTE BUTTE NORTH THUNDERBOLT CREEK
Property Type Update Date Who Updated
LODE 4/9/1995 JDL
Commodities Table
Commodities Identified
GOLD
Agency Info Table
Information
Agency: NF
Region District: R1
Ranger District: JEFFERSON
Forest Service Tract:
Watershed Code: 10020006
Forest or Resource Area: DEERLODGE
Owner: N
Impact:
Report: Franklin Two caved adits, one less than 50 feet long, the other less than 200 feet long, were driven on a breccia zone of unknown orientation containing black quartz, tourmaline, pyrite, and sphalerite. It appears to be a typical but weak Boulder Batholith vein. A select sample (JJFR-1) assayed 0.153 oz/ton gold, 1.25 oz/ton silver, 0.060% copper, 0.038% lead, and 0.031% zinc.
Assay Table
Information
Sample Id: JJFR-1
Material Type: WA
Sample Method: SELECT
Comments: BRECCIA, 1 FT WIDE OF FINE GRAINED BLACK QUARTZ, TOURMALINE(?), 10% PYRITE, SPHALERITE. MOSTLY OXIDIZED.
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: LONN; 8/93

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