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

Sites Table
AIM Id Name Alternate Name District County
MI005459 LA CHAMBRE PLACER MINE LACHAMBRE NINEMILE MISSOULA
MRDS AMLI MILS Latitude Longitude Datum
DC08427 300630034 47.2178 -114.6372
Township Range Section QSection UTM Northing UTM Easting UTM Zone UTM Datum
17N 24W 22 5231854 678902 11
Average Elevation Elev Units Land Owner 250K Quad 100K Quad 24K Quad
F WALLACE PLAINS HORSEHEAD PEAK
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: M
Impact: U
Report: Listed as "inactive" in 1970 in Hansen (1971). Owned/operated by J.T. LaChambre, Heron, MT.
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: VISITED GENERAL AREA. PLACER MINE. INACCURATE LOCATION.
Mining Methods Table
Years Dredge dry land Dredge float Ground sluicing Boom dam Drifting Hydraulic Pan rocker Long Tom Mercury
UNK
Placer Table
Information
Gold: Y
Silver:
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Commodity Ref: Hansen, Miller, 1971, Directory of Mining Enterprises for 1970 with a list of coal mines, 1970, MBMG Bulletin 82, p. 23-24
Geologic Source:
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End of report. Retrieved 5/1/2024 11:02:01 PM.

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