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

Sites Table
AIM Id Name Alternate Name District County
PH009203 SOUTH BIG HORN CREEK PLACER MCGUIRE BROTHERS LITTLE ROCKIES PHILLIPS
MRDS AMLI MILS Latitude Longitude Datum
47.9347 -108.6155
Township Range Section QSection UTM Northing UTM Easting UTM Zone UTM Datum
25N 24E 10 5311620 678080 12
Average Elevation Elev Units Land Owner 250K Quad 100K Quad 24K Quad
4240 F LEWISTOWN ZORTMAN ZORTMAN
Property Type Update Date Who Updated
PLACER
Agency Info Table
Information
Agency: BLM
Region District: LEWISTOWN
Ranger District:
Forest Service Tract:
Watershed Code: 10050009
Forest or Resource Area: LEWISTOWN
Owner: M
Impact:
Report: Placer
Screening Criteria Table
Information
Mill Tailings:
Adit Discharge:
Metal Leaching:
Water Erosion:
Residence:
Hazardous Materials:
Open Adit:
Visit: N
Comments: NO VISIT
Mining Methods Table
Years Dredge dry land Dredge float Ground sluicing Boom dam Drifting Hydraulic Pan rocker Long Tom Mercury
1939-1940 Y
Placer Table
Information
Gold: Y
Silver:
Titanium:
Rare Earth Elements:
Sapphire:
Garnet:
Tungsten:
Platinum:
Magnetite:
Hematite:
Pyrite:
Commodity Ref: Lyden, C.J., 1948, The Gold Placers of Montana, MBMG Memoir 26, 152 p.
Geologic Source: Glacial
Geologic Source Ref: Lyden, C.J., 1948, The Gold Placers of Montana, MBMG Memoir 26, 152 p.
Lag:
Transported: Y
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 4/28/2024 2:35:31 AM.

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