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

Sites Table
AIM Id Name Alternate Name District County
MI005727 ELK CREEK PLACER (ALSO MRDS # DC08622) ELK CREEK AREA MISSOULA
MRDS AMLI MILS Latitude Longitude Datum
W016805 300630059 46.9131 -113.3939
Township Range Section QSection UTM Northing UTM Easting UTM Zone UTM Datum
13N 14W 5 5198065 317706 12
Average Elevation Elev Units Land Owner 250K Quad 100K Quad 24K Quad
F BUTTE MISSOULA EAST GREENOUGH
Property Type Update Date Who Updated
PLACER
Commodities Table
Commodities Identified
GOLD
Agency Info Table
Information
Agency: BLM
Region District: BUTTE
Ranger District:
Forest Service Tract:
Watershed Code: 17010203
Forest or Resource Area: MISSOULA
Owner: S
Impact:
Report:
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: STATE LAND; NOT CONSIDERED; J. WATSON; 1994.
Mining Methods Table
Years Dredge dry land Dredge float Ground sluicing Boom dam Drifting Hydraulic Pan rocker Long Tom Mercury
1916 Y
1940 Y
Placer Table
Information
Gold: Y
Silver:
Titanium:
Rare Earth Elements:
Sapphire:
Garnet:
Tungsten:
Platinum:
Magnetite:
Hematite:
Pyrite:
Commodity Ref: Dingman, O.A., 1932, Placer-mining possibilities in Montana, MBMG Memoir 5, 33 p.
Geologic Source:
Geologic Source Ref:
Lag:
Transported: Y
Type Comments:
Type Ref: Lyden, C.J., 1948, The Gold Placers of Montana, MBMG Memoir 26, 152 p.
Unknown:
Fine:
Coarse:
Comments:
Size Ref:
Finess:
Fineref:
Spoil pile:
Wash pile:
Wash over:
Wash under:
Waste Ref:
Year Discovered: 1886

End of report. Retrieved 5/4/2024 3:23:55 AM.

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