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

Sites Table
AIM Id Name Alternate Name District County
MA003385 ALDER GULCH PLACER DEPOSITS VIRGINIA CITY MADISON
MRDS AMLI MILS Latitude Longitude Datum
W006772 300570275 45.3136 -111.9803
Township Range Section QSection UTM Northing UTM Easting UTM Zone UTM Datum
06S 03W 16 5018039 423159 12
Average Elevation Elev Units Land Owner 250K Quad 100K Quad 24K Quad
F DILLON/BOZEMAN DILLON/ENNIS ALDER/VIRGINIA CITY
Property Type Update Date Who Updated
PLACER
Commodities Table
Commodities Identified
GOLD
Agency Info Table
Information
Agency: BLM
Region District: BUTTE
Ranger District:
Forest Service Tract:
Watershed Code: 10020003
Forest or Resource Area: DILLON
Owner: P
Impact:
Report:
Placer Table
Information
Gold: Y
Silver:
Titanium:
Rare Earth Elements:
Sapphire:
Garnet: Y
Tungsten:
Platinum:
Magnetite:
Hematite:
Pyrite:
Commodity Ref: McCulloch, Robin, Lewis, Bob, Keill, Don, and Shumaker, Matthew,, 2003, Applied gold placer exploration and evaluation techniques, MBMG Special Publication 115, 267 p.
Geologic Source: Low-sulfide qtz-K feld.
Geologic Source Ref: McCulloch, Robin, Lewis, Bob, Keill, Don, and Shumaker, Matthew,, 2003, Applied gold placer exploration and evaluation techniques, MBMG Special Publication 115, 267 p.
Lag:
Transported:
Type Comments: Gulch placer
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: Dredges, sluicing, panning.
Size Ref:
Finess: 0.813
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: 1863

End of report. Retrieved 4/28/2024 9:19:44 AM.

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