The data below represent everything available in the MBMG Abandoned and Inactive Mines (AIM) database.
AIM Id | Name | Alternate Name | District | County |
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LC007345 | LAST CHANCE GULCH PLACER | HELENA PLACERS / OROFINO | HELENA | LEWIS AND CLARK |
MRDS | AMLI | MILS | Latitude | Longitude | Datum |
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D006880 | 300490312 | 46.5792 | -112.0711 |
Township | Range | Section | QSection | UTM Northing | UTM Easting | UTM Zone | UTM Datum |
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10N | 04W | 35 | D | 5158739 | 417928 | 12 |
Average Elevation | Elev Units | Land Owner | 250K Quad | 100K Quad | 24K Quad |
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F | BUTTE | ELLISTON | HELENA |
Property Type | Update Date | Who Updated |
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PLACER |
Commodities Identified |
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COPPER GOLD SILVER |
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Agency: NF Region District: R1 Ranger District: HELENA Forest Service Tract: Watershed Code: 10030101 Forest or Resource Area: HELENA Owner: M Impact: Report: In the Helena-Last Chance district (Krohn and Weist (1977), with a total production from 1864 to 1959 of 940,000 oounces of gold making it a medium sized deposit. Quaternary gravel was placered by surface cuts. |
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Mill Tailings: N Adit Discharge: N Metal Leaching: N Water Erosion: N Residence: N Hazardous Materials: N Open Adit: N Visit: N Comments: PLACER. |
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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: Lode; Skarn gold. Geologic Source Ref: Lyden, C.J., 1948, The Gold Placers of Montana, MBMG Memoir 26, 152 p. Lag: Transported: Y Type Comments: Placer gold derived from the lode deposits in Last Chance Gulch and its tributaries. Quaternary gravels. Gulch placer (23). Type Ref: McCulloch, Robin, Lewis, Bob, Keill, Don, and Shumaker, Matthew,, 2003, Applied gold placer exploration and evaluation techniques, MBMG Special Publication 115, 267 p. Unknown: Fine: Coarse: Comments: Size Ref: Finess: 0.889 Fineref: McCulloch, Robin, Lewis, Bob, Keill, Don, and Shumaker, Matthew,, 2003, Applied gold placer exploration and evaluation techniques, MBMG Special Publication 115, 267 p. Spoil pile: Wash pile: Wash over: Wash under: Waste Ref: Year Discovered: |
End of report. Retrieved 5/2/2024 12:24:21 PM.
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