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

Sites Table
AIM Id Name Alternate Name District County
MA006821 EMPIRE STATE TIDAL WAVE MADISON
MRDS AMLI MILS Latitude Longitude Datum
300570232 45.5442 -112.2056
Township Range Section QSection UTM Northing UTM Easting UTM Zone UTM Datum
03S 05W 27 CAAC
Average Elevation Elev Units Land Owner 250K Quad 100K Quad 24K Quad
6560 F DILLON BUTTE SOUTH OLD BALDY MOUNTAIN
Property Type Update Date Who Updated
LODE 6/8/1995 TJW
Commodities Table
Commodities Identified
COPPER
GOLD
LEAD
SILVER
ZINC
Agency Info Table
Information
Agency: NF
Region District: R1
Ranger District: SHERIDAN
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Forest or Resource Area: BEAVERHEAD
Owner: N
Impact: U
Report: Emprire State-New York Prospect (MA006821/MA006791) The Empire State and New York workings are located on the east side of Dry Georgia Gulch. Surface disturbance is less than 1 acre for each of these sites (which are adjacent to each other). Host rock is Precambrian Pony Gneiss. In the case of the Empire State, a pegmatite dike rich in orthoclase was associated with the ore deposit. Gangue mineralogy is light-gray to white quartz. Lead, silver, and zinc were the principle ore minerals (Johns, 1961). Dumps contain quartz (as veins in gneiss) and exhibit moderate to heavy limonite staining. Johns published surface assay results for both of these sites in his 1961 publication. No information regarding operational history or production was found in the literature. These dry workings are found on USFS land.
Screening Criteria Table
Information
Mill Tailings: N
Adit Discharge: N
Metal Leaching: N
Water Erosion: N
Residence: N
Hazardous Materials: N
Open Adit: N
Visit: Y
Comments: MBMG GEOLOGIST: JACK WATSON (7/20/94); PHOTOS 9-3 AND 9-4. NO IMPACT ON BNF
Rank Table
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Investigator: J. WATSON
Date: 1/1/1994
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End of report. Retrieved 4/30/2024 5:18:42 PM.

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