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

Sites Table
AIM Id Name Alternate Name District County
MI002742 MARION CREEK PLACER / MARRION MARRION CREEK GOLD MINING CO NINEMILE MISSOULA
MRDS AMLI MILS Latitude Longitude Datum
D004077 300630161 47.1931 -114.5317
Township Range Section QSection UTM Northing UTM Easting UTM Zone UTM Datum
17N 23W 33 5229355 686980 11
Average Elevation Elev Units Land Owner 250K Quad 100K Quad 24K Quad
F WALLACE PLAINS STARK NORTH
Property Type Update Date Who Updated
PLACER 7/3/2000 CBM
Commodities Table
Commodities Identified
GOLD
Agency Info Table
Information
Agency: NF
Region District: R1
Ranger District: NINEMILE
Forest Service Tract:
Watershed Code: 17010204
Forest or Resource Area: LOLO
Owner: P
Impact: U
Report: 100% public mineral ownership.
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: MOSTLY PRIVATE AND NO ACCESS, PLACER. 100% PUBLIC MINERAL OWNERSHIP.
Placer Table
Information
Gold: Y
Silver:
Titanium:
Rare Earth Elements:
Sapphire:
Garnet:
Tungsten:
Platinum:
Magnetite:
Hematite:
Pyrite:
Commodity Ref: McCulloch, R.B., 1991, Montana Mining Directory 1989-1990, MBMG Bulletin 129, 146 p.
Geologic Source:
Geologic Source Ref:
Lag:
Transported: Y
Type Comments: Older gravels in elevated terrace deposits; pay streak consists of a reddish-brown, cobble-laden gravel with a clayey silt matrix which lies on a varying surface of Belt age rocks.
Type Ref: McCulloch, R.B., 1991, Montana Mining Directory 1989-1990, MBMG Bulletin 129, 146 p.
Unknown:
Fine:
Coarse:
Comments: Open cut, trommel and sluices, 20 acres disturbed,
Size Ref:
Finess:
Fineref:
Spoil pile:
Wash pile:
Wash over:
Wash under:
Waste Ref:
Year Discovered: 1800's

End of report. Retrieved 5/2/2024 4:34:36 AM.

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