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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MA005704 | NEVADA CITY PLACER | HIGHSMITH & SLOVAK | BROWNS GULCH/VC | MADISON |
MRDS | AMLI | MILS | Latitude | Longitude | Datum |
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300570574 | 45.975 | -111.9691 |
Township | Range | Section | QSection | UTM Northing | UTM Easting | UTM Zone | UTM Datum |
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06S | 03W | 16 | 5018127 | 413926 | 12 |
Average Elevation | Elev Units | Land Owner | 250K Quad | 100K Quad | 24K Quad |
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F | BOZEMAN | ENNIS | VIRGINIA CITY |
Property Type | Update Date | Who Updated |
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PLACER |
Commodities Identified |
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GOLD |
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Agency: BLM Region District: Ranger District: Forest Service Tract: Watershed Code: 10020003 Forest or Resource Area: DILLON Owner: P Impact: U Report: Hansen (1971) and other references list this as in T.6 S., R. 4 W., but logically it is in R. 3 W. (MBMG files state it is 1/4 mile SW of Nevada City.) Joe Highsmith was the operator in 1970. It is also listed as Highsmith & Slovak in 1967, with 5 claims up the valley worked by dragline and dozer, and fine gold processed by a gravity table. Gold occurs in a weathered schist on the sides of the valley (MBMG files). |
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Mill Tailings: Adit Discharge: Metal Leaching: Water Erosion: Residence: Hazardous Materials: Open Adit: Visit: Comments: ALL PRIVATE, PATENTED CLAIMS |
Years | Dredge dry land | Dredge float | Ground sluicing | Boom dam | Drifting | Hydraulic | Pan rocker | Long Tom | Mercury |
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1967-1971 | Y |
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Gold: Y Silver: Y Titanium: Rare Earth Elements: Sapphire: Garnet: Tungsten: Platinum: Magnetite: Hematite: Pyrite: Commodity Ref: Hansen, Miller, 1971, Directory of Mining Enterprises for 1970 with a list of coal mines, 1970, MBMG Bulletin 82, p. 23-24 Geologic Source: Weathered schist Geologic Source Ref: Anonymous, Various, Various files at MBMG - Natural Resources Building (NRB), Montana Tech of The University of Montana, Various, Various Lag: Transported: Type Comments: "Fine gold in weathered schist". Type Ref: Anonymous, Various, Various files at MBMG - Natural Resources Building (NRB), Montana Tech of The University of Montana, Various, Various Unknown: Fine: Y Coarse: Comments: Dragline, dozer, gravity table Size Ref: Anonymous, Various, Various files at MBMG - Natural Resources Building (NRB), Montana Tech of The University of Montana, Various, Various Finess: Fineref: Spoil pile: Wash pile: Wash over: Wash under: Waste Ref: Year Discovered: |
End of report. Retrieved 4/28/2024 8:37:43 AM.
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