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

Sites Table
AIM Id Name Alternate Name District County
MR003117 PLACER CREEK DEPOSIT TENDERFOOT MEAGHER
MRDS AMLI MILS Latitude Longitude Datum
300590107 46.9728 -110.9933
Township Range Section QSection UTM Northing UTM Easting UTM Zone UTM Datum
14N 06E 17 C 5201920 500359 12
Average Elevation Elev Units Land Owner 250K Quad 100K Quad 24K Quad
F WHITE SULPHUR WHITE SULPHUR BUBBLING SPRINGS
Property Type Update Date Who Updated
PLACER 4/16/1998 PAH
Commodities Table
Commodities Identified
IRON
Agency Info Table
Information
Agency: NF
Region District: R1
Ranger District: KINGS HILL
Forest Service Tract:
Watershed Code: 10030103
Forest or Resource Area: LEWIS AND CLARK
Owner: N
Impact:
Report: This site was screened out because it is a placer deposit. Lyden (1948) states that claims along Placer Creek have been worked intermittently with invariably small returns.
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: SCREENED OUT: PLACER-REFERENCE: LYDEN (1948).
Placer Table
Information
Gold: Y
Silver:
Titanium:
Rare Earth Elements:
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Garnet:
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Platinum:
Magnetite:
Hematite:
Pyrite:
Commodity Ref: Lyden, C.J., 1948, The Gold Placers of Montana, MBMG Memoir 26, 152 p.
Geologic Source:
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Unknown:
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End of report. Retrieved 5/8/2024 4:44:06 AM.

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