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

Sites Table
AIM Id Name Alternate Name District County
JF006165 HOMESTAKE CREEK PLACER HOMESTAKE CREEK & TRIBUTARIES HOMESTAKE JEFFERSON
MRDS AMLI MILS Latitude Longitude Datum
DC11043 300430457 45.9392 -112.3964
Township Range Section QSection UTM Northing UTM Easting UTM Zone UTM Datum
02N 06W 7 BDCC 5088018 391753 12
Average Elevation Elev Units Land Owner 250K Quad 100K Quad 24K Quad
F DILLON BUTTE SOUTH HOMESTAKE
Property Type Update Date Who Updated
PLACER 6/5/1995 JMZ
Commodities Table
Commodities Identified
GOLD
SILVER
Agency Info Table
Information
Agency: NF
Region District: R1
Ranger District: JEFFERSON
Forest Service Tract:
Watershed Code: 10020005
Forest or Resource Area: DEERLODGE
Owner: P
Impact:
Report:
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: N
Comments: SCREENED IN OFFICE; J. LONN; MBMG; 9/92
Placer Table
Information
Gold: Y
Silver:
Titanium:
Rare Earth Elements:
Sapphire:
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: Y
Type Comments: Gold-bearing veins in the district
Type Ref: Lyden, C.J., 1948, The Gold Placers of Montana, MBMG Memoir 26, 152 p.
Unknown:
Fine:
Coarse:
Comments:
Size Ref:
Finess: 0.093
Fineref: Halse, J.K., 1935, Occurrence and origin of placer gold in Montana, B.S. thesis, Montana School of Mines, 120 p.
Spoil pile:
Wash pile:
Wash over:
Wash under:
Waste Ref:
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End of report. Retrieved 5/3/2024 6:07:43 AM.

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