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

Sites Table
AIM Id Name Alternate Name District County
PK002292 CREVASSE CREEK / CREVICE CREEK CREVASSE MTN PARK
MRDS AMLI MILS Latitude Longitude Datum
300670084 45.03 -110.5828
Township Range Section QSection UTM Northing UTM Easting UTM Zone UTM Datum
09S 09E 23 DCBD 4987353 532686 12
Average Elevation Elev Units Land Owner 250K Quad 100K Quad 24K Quad
7600 F BOZEMAN GARDINER ASH MOUNTAIN
Property Type Update Date Who Updated
PLACER 10/4/1999 PAH
Commodities Table
Commodities Identified
GOLD
Agency Info Table
Information
Agency: NF
Region District: R1
Ranger District: GARDINER
Forest Service Tract:
Watershed Code: 10070001
Forest or Resource Area: GALLATIN
Owner: N
Impact:
Report: This placer gold occurrence was noted in Lyden (1948) who stated that it was discovered in 1863 and that the production was never large. The location was inaccurate; only that placers were worked intermittently on Crevasse Creek.
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: PLACER, VISITED GENERAL AREA, NO EFFECTS
Placer Table
Information
Gold: Y
Silver:
Titanium:
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Garnet:
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Pyrite:
Commodity Ref: Dingman, O.A., 1932, Placer-mining possibilities in Montana, MBMG Memoir 5, 33 p.
Geologic Source: Quartz veins
Geologic Source Ref:
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Year Discovered: 1863

End of report. Retrieved 5/3/2024 12:59:06 AM.

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