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

Sites Table
AIM Id Name Alternate Name District County
PH002494 ALDER GULCH LITTLE ROCKIES PHILLIPS
MRDS AMLI MILS Latitude Longitude Datum
300710009 47.9192 -108.5428
Township Range Section QSection UTM Northing UTM Easting UTM Zone UTM Datum
25N 25E 17 5310019 683583 12
Average Elevation Elev Units Land Owner 250K Quad 100K Quad 24K Quad
F LEWISTOWN ZORTMAN ZORTMAN
Property Type Update Date Who Updated
PLACER
Commodities Table
Commodities Identified
GOLD
Agency Info Table
Information
Agency: BLM
Region District:
Ranger District:
Forest Service Tract:
Watershed Code: 10040104
Forest or Resource Area: LEWISTOWN
Owner: M
Impact:
Report: Plots on private land within the BLM land boundaries. Location unconfirmed.
Mining Methods Table
Years Dredge dry land Dredge float Ground sluicing Boom dam Drifting Hydraulic Pan rocker Long Tom Mercury
1928 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:
Type Comments:
Type Ref:
Unknown:
Fine:
Coarse:
Comments:
Size Ref:
Finess:
Fineref:
Spoil pile:
Wash pile:
Wash over:
Wash under:
Waste Ref:
Year Discovered:

End of report. Retrieved 4/27/2024 9:07:52 AM.

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