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

Sites Table
AIM Id Name Alternate Name District County
LC007426 EL DORADO BAR / ELDORADO BAR ELDORADO STRIP MINE MISSOURI RIVER LEWIS AND CLARK
MRDS AMLI MILS Latitude Longitude Datum
M045432 300490227 46.7228 -111.8439
Township Range Section QSection UTM Northing UTM Easting UTM Zone UTM Datum
11N 02W 10 BBDC 5174485 435509 12
Average Elevation Elev Units Land Owner 250K Quad 100K Quad 24K Quad
F WHITE SULPHUR CANYON FERRY DM HAUSER LAKE
Property Type Update Date Who Updated
PLACER 5/23/1995 PAH
Commodities Table
Commodities Identified
GEMSTONE
GOLD
Agency Info Table
Information
Agency: BLM
Region District: BUTTE
Ranger District:
Forest Service Tract:
Watershed Code: 10030101
Forest or Resource Area: BUTTE
Owner: P
Impact:
Report:
Screening Criteria Table
Information
Mill Tailings:
Adit Discharge:
Metal Leaching:
Water Erosion:
Residence:
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Open Adit:
Visit: N
Comments: MCCULLOCH (1994) INCLUDES THIS PLACER AS ACTIVE IN 1993 (PAH).
Placer Table
Information
Gold: Y
Silver:
Titanium:
Rare Earth Elements:
Sapphire: Y
Garnet:
Tungsten:
Platinum:
Magnetite:
Hematite:
Pyrite:
Commodity Ref: McCulloch, R.B., 1992, Montana Mining Directory 1991, MBMG Bulletin 130, 135 p.
Geologic Source:
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Lag:
Transported: Y
Type Comments: Elevated ancient river terrace.
Type Ref: McCulloch, R.B., 1991, Montana Mining Directory 1989-1990, MBMG Bulletin 129, 146 p.
Unknown:
Fine:
Coarse:
Comments: Wash plant (trommel and jigs) commercial; dry screening with jig concentrate. <5 acres disturbed.
Size Ref: McCulloch, R.B., 1991, Montana Mining Directory 1989-1990, MBMG Bulletin 129, 146 p.
Finess:
Fineref:
Spoil pile:
Wash pile:
Wash over:
Wash under:
Waste Ref:
Year Discovered: 1880's
Rank Table
Information
Investigator: T. BOWLER
Date:
Photos Available?:
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Sensitive Environments within 2 miles of Site or 15 miles Downstream:
Population within 0-0.25 miles:
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Public Interest:

End of report. Retrieved 5/8/2024 3:46:53 PM.

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