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

Sites Table
AIM Id Name Alternate Name District County
JF006557 CATARACT CREEK PLACER BASIN CATARACT JEFFERSON
MRDS AMLI MILS Latitude Longitude Datum
D006873 300430347 46.3664 -112.2203
Township Range Section QSection UTM Northing UTM Easting UTM Zone UTM Datum
07N 05W 10 CCAC 5135292 406155 12
Average Elevation Elev Units Land Owner 250K Quad 100K Quad 24K Quad
F NF BUTTE BUTTE NORTH MOUNT THOMPSON
Property Type Update Date Who Updated
PLACER 5/24/1995 JMZ
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:
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: PLACER; SCREENED IN OFFICE; 9/92; J. LONN; MBMG
Placer Table
Information
Gold: Y
Silver:
Titanium:
Rare Earth Elements:
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Garnet:
Tungsten:
Platinum:
Magnetite:
Hematite:
Pyrite:
Commodity Ref: Lyden, C.J., 1948, The Gold Placers of Montana, MBMG Memoir 26, 152 p.
Geologic Source: Lodes
Geologic Source Ref: Lyden, C.J., 1948, The Gold Placers of Montana, MBMG Memoir 26, 152 p.
Lag:
Transported: Y
Type Comments:
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Unknown:
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End of report. Retrieved 5/3/2024 9:21:20 AM.

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