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

Sites Table
AIM Id Name Alternate Name District County
MA005732 ALDER GULCH / VIRGINIA CITY PLACERS MADISON
MRDS AMLI MILS Latitude Longitude Datum
W014672 300570581 45.2661 -111.9311
Township Range Section QSection UTM Northing UTM Easting UTM Zone UTM Datum
06S 03W 35 5012716 426952 12
Average Elevation Elev Units Land Owner 250K Quad 100K Quad 24K Quad
F BOZEMAN ENNIS VIRGINIA CITY
Property Type Update Date Who Updated
PLACER
Commodities Table
Commodities Identified
COPPER
GOLD
SILVER
Agency Info Table
Information
Agency: BLM
Region District:
Ranger District:
Forest Service Tract:
Watershed Code: 10020003
Forest or Resource Area: DILLON
Owner: M
Impact:
Report: General name, general location.
Mining Methods Table
Years Dredge dry land Dredge float Ground sluicing Boom dam Drifting Hydraulic Pan rocker Long Tom Mercury
1863-1932 Y Y Y
Placer Table
Information
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: Vein
Geologic Source Ref: Lyden, C.J., 1948, The Gold Placers of Montana, MBMG Memoir 26, 152 p.
Lag: Y
Transported: Y
Type Comments: Quaternary alluvium stream gravel
Type Ref: Krohn, D.H., and Weist, M.M., 1977, Principal Information on Montana mines, MBMG Special Publication 75, 150 p.
Unknown:
Fine:
Coarse:
Comments:
Size Ref:
Finess:
Fineref:
Spoil pile:
Wash pile:
Wash over:
Wash under:
Waste Ref:
Year Discovered: 1863

End of report. Retrieved 4/27/2024 9:31:07 AM.

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