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

Sites Table
AIM Id Name Alternate Name District County
JF006437 BUFFALO CREEK PLACER WEBER PLACER CLANCY-LUMP GUL JEFFERSON
MRDS AMLI MILS Latitude Longitude Datum
DC09497 300430339 46.4917 -112.1197
Township Range Section QSection UTM Northing UTM Easting UTM Zone UTM Datum
09N 04W 33 5149068 414066 12
Average Elevation Elev Units Land Owner 250K Quad 100K Quad 24K Quad
F BUTTE BUTTE NORTH JEFFERSON CITY
Property Type Update Date Who Updated
PLACER
Commodities Table
Commodities Identified
GOLD
Agency Info Table
Information
Agency: NF
Region District: R1
Ranger District:
Forest Service Tract:
Watershed Code: 10030101
Forest or Resource Area: HELENA
Owner:
Impact:
Report:
Mining Methods Table
Years Dredge dry land Dredge float Ground sluicing Boom dam Drifting Hydraulic Pan rocker Long Tom Mercury
1930+1932 Y
1939 Y
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/disseminated gold
Geologic Source Ref: Lyden, C.J., 1948, The Gold Placers of Montana, MBMG Memoir 26, 152 p.
Lag:
Transported: Y
Type Comments: 2 sources; qtz veins in qtz monzonite and disseminated gold in rhyolite
Type Ref: Lyden, C.J., 1948, The Gold Placers of Montana, MBMG Memoir 26, 152 p.
Unknown:
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Coarse:
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End of report. Retrieved 5/3/2024 5:55:11 PM.

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