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

Sites Table
AIM Id Name Alternate Name District County
MA009228 GILFOY HILLS / KLONDIKE CREEK ROCHESTER MADISON
MRDS AMLI MILS Latitude Longitude Datum
45.55 -112.6725
Township Range Section QSection UTM Northing UTM Easting UTM Zone UTM Datum
02S 08W 13
Average Elevation Elev Units Land Owner 250K Quad 100K Quad 24K Quad
6584 F DILLON BUTTE SOUTH WICKIUP CREEK
Property Type Update Date Who Updated
PLACER 8/13/2010 PAH
Agency Info Table
Information
Agency: BLM
Region District: BUTTE
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Watershed Code: 10020004
Forest or Resource Area: DILLON
Owner: M
Impact: U
Report: Sahinen (1950) "Several shafts have been sunk into the deep gravel of Klondike Creek along the northeastern margin of the Gilfoy Hills, and some sluicing has been done. Although popular reports claim a production of many tens of thousands of dollars in gold, the extent of the workings and the existing tailings are too small to substantiate these claims. These deposits were first worked in the nineties (1890's)."
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: DESCRIPTION FROM SAHINEN 1950. VISITED GENERAL AREA; LOCATION INACCURATE.
Placer Table
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Commodity Ref: Sahinen, U.M., 1950, Geology and ore deposits of the Rochester and adjacent mining districts Madison County, Montana, MBMG Memoir 19, 53 p.
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End of report. Retrieved 4/27/2024 8:10:58 AM.

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