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

Sites Table
AIM Id Name Alternate Name District County
MA006833 ELENORA TIDAL WAVE MADISON
MRDS AMLI MILS Latitude Longitude Datum
29-280 300570194 45.5539 -112.1789
Township Range Section QSection UTM Northing UTM Easting UTM Zone UTM Datum
03S 05W 23 DCDD
Average Elevation Elev Units Land Owner 250K Quad 100K Quad 24K Quad
7900 F DILLON BUTTE SOUTH OLD BALDY MOUNTAIN
Property Type Update Date Who Updated
LODE 5/16/1995 CBD
Commodities Table
Commodities Identified
GOLD
LEAD
SILVER
Agency Info Table
Information
Agency: NF
Region District: R1
Ranger District: SHERIDAN
Forest Service Tract:
Watershed Code: 10020005
Forest or Resource Area: BEAVERHEAD
Owner: P
Impact: U
Report: Crystal Lake-Elenora (MA006890/MA006833) The Crystal Lake Property, including the Elenora Claim, is located south of and above Goodrich Gulch. The workings are extensive and cover an area in excess of 100 acres. Most of the workings consist of adits (caved and open) with accompanying dumps. In addition, there are cabin ruins and a considerable amount of junk (scrap metal, etc.). The ruins of the mill used to process ore from this property can be found on the south side of Goodrich Gulch; this mill was operational for only 1 month. Host rock is Precambrian Gneiss, Cambrian Flathead Quartzite, and Cambrian Woolsey Shale (Johns, 1961). It appears that quartz veins host the ore minerals. Dumps exhibit limonite staining; malachite, cuprite(?), and hematite were also noted. This property has been largely inactive since the 1920's with the exception of sporadic lease activity (Johns, 1961). Forty-seven tons of ore were mined in 1938 (MBMG files). No additional production or historical data was found in the literature. The workings in this area are on patented claims; all sites observed were dry.
Screening Criteria Table
Information
Mill Tailings: N
Adit Discharge: N
Metal Leaching: N
Water Erosion: N
Residence: N
Hazardous Materials: N
Open Adit: Y
Visit: Y
Comments: MBMG GEOLOGIST: JACK WATSON (7/17/94); PHOTOS 8-5 AND 8-6

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