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

Sites Table
AIM Id Name Alternate Name District County
MA009132 RUBY GARNET PLACER / COMINCO COMINCO AMERICAN VIRGINIA CITY MADISON
MRDS AMLI MILS Latitude Longitude Datum
45.3424 -112.0967
Township Range Section QSection UTM Northing UTM Easting UTM Zone UTM Datum
06S 04W 4
Average Elevation Elev Units Land Owner 250K Quad 100K Quad 24K Quad
DILLON DILLON ALDER
Property Type Update Date Who Updated
PLACER
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: Near Alder, Cominco American was mining dredge tailings in the 1990's and then reclaiming the land. Commodities were garnet, gold, and magnetite. They processed the valley fill stream gravel that had been placered earlier by screen, jig, spiral, table and magnetic separator. It was an open cut.
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: N
Comments: ACTIVE IN THE 1990'S
Placer Table
Information
Gold: Y
Silver:
Titanium:
Rare Earth Elements:
Sapphire:
Garnet: Y
Tungsten:
Platinum:
Magnetite: Y
Hematite:
Pyrite:
Commodity Ref: McCulloch, R.B., 2001, Montana Mining Directory - 1995-1998, MBMG Miscellaneous Contribution 18, 136 p.
Geologic Source:
Geologic Source Ref:
Lag:
Transported: Y
Type Comments: Stream gravel, valley fill (14).
Type Ref: McCulloch, R.B., 2001, Montana Mining Directory - 1995-1998, MBMG Miscellaneous Contribution 18, 136 p.
Unknown:
Fine:
Coarse:
Comments: 100% private mineral ownership. (14)
Size Ref:
Finess:
Fineref:
Spoil pile:
Wash pile:
Wash over:
Wash under:
Waste Ref:
Year Discovered:

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