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

Sites Table
AIM Id Name Alternate Name District County
MN003207 DEER CREEK PLACER ST. REGIS MINERAL
MRDS AMLI MILS Latitude Longitude Datum
DC08406 300610032 47.3222 -115.3931
Township Range Section QSection UTM Northing UTM Easting UTM Zone UTM Datum
18N 30W 15 5242004 621371 11
Average Elevation Elev Units Land Owner 250K Quad 100K Quad 24K Quad
F WALLACE WALLACE MCGEE PEAK
Property Type Update Date Who Updated
PLACER 6/29/2000 CBM
Commodities Table
Commodities Identified
GOLD
Agency Info Table
Information
Agency: NF
Region District: R1
Ranger District: SUPERIOR
Forest Service Tract:
Watershed Code: 17010204
Forest or Resource Area: LOLO
Owner: N
Impact: U
Report: This property was described as encompassing almost the entire length of Deer Creek which flows into the St. Regis River west of De Borgia (Lyden, 1948). No workings were exactly located in the area but Wallace and Hosterman (1956) described it being worked by hand, with "large piles of hand-sorted boulders" reflecting the difficulty of mining in the area. They stated that placer claims were patented on Deer Creek (Lyden, 1948 also states that 9 lode claims were staked near the head of Deer Creek), but no patented land is shown on the Forest Service map. The area was not visited because it is a placer and the location was inaccurate (+/-1 km).
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: GENERAL LOCATION. HAND WORKED PLACER GROUND WITH LARGE BOULDERS.
Placer Table
Information
Gold: Y
Silver:
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Commodity Ref: Lyden, C.J., 1948, The Gold Placers of Montana, MBMG Memoir 26, 152 p.
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Transported: Y
Type Comments: Lode deposits at the head of the creek.
Type Ref: Lyden, C.J., 1948, The Gold Placers of Montana, MBMG Memoir 26, 152 p.
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End of report. Retrieved 5/5/2024 8:48:08 AM.

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