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

Sites Table
AIM Id Name Alternate Name District County
JF007707 KLONDYKE BASIN JEFFERSON
MRDS AMLI MILS Latitude Longitude Datum
300430194 46.3389 -112.2481
Township Range Section QSection UTM Northing UTM Easting UTM Zone UTM Datum
07N 05W 20 DDCC
Average Elevation Elev Units Land Owner 250K Quad 100K Quad 24K Quad
7440 BUTTE BUTTE NORTH MOUNT THOMPSON
Property Type Update Date Who Updated
LODE 3/26/1995 JDL
Commodities Table
Commodities Identified
COPPER
GOLD
LEAD
SILVER
ZINC
Agency Info Table
Information
Agency: NF
Region District: R1
Ranger District: JEFFERSON
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Watershed Code: 10020006
Forest or Resource Area: DEERLODGE
Owner: M
Impact: U
Report: Klondyke (Basin District) Like the adjacent Sirius mine, the Klondyke is of interest mainly because of its high gold values and its location in an area of closely spaced veins and relatively pervasive alteration. The mine produced for five years between 1907 and 1946 a total of 342 tons of ore relinquishing 192 oz gold, 7650 oz silver, 8342 lbs of copper, 126,309 lbs of lead, and 2500 lbs of zinc (Roby and others, 1960). A select sample of chalcedony-pyrite vein ran .179 oz/ton Au, 3.56 oz/ton Ag, .59% Cu, 1.3% Pb, and .430% Zn. Workings consist of an open 165 foot shaft with 3 levels and 300 feet of drifts (Roby and others, 1960) and numerous short caved adits and prospect pits. The mine is located at the andesite-quartz monzonite contact which strikes east-west and dips 60N. Ownership is mostly private.
Screening Criteria Table
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Mill Tailings: N
Adit Discharge: N
Metal Leaching: N
Water Erosion: N
Residence: N
Hazardous Materials: N
Open Adit: Y
Visit: Y
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Rank Table
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Investigator: J. LONN
Date: 6/29/1992
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