Abandoned and Inactive Mines
The data below represent everything available in the MBMG Abandoned and Inactive Mines (AIM) database.
| AIM Id | Name | Alternate Name | District | County |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PK002418 | EMIGRANT GOLD MINING CO. (CHICO) | LOWER EMIGRANT | EMIGRANT | PARK |
| MRDS | AMLI | MILS | Latitude | Longitude | Datum |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 300670074 | 45.2914 | -110.6806 |
| Township | Range | Section | QSection | UTM Northing | UTM Easting | UTM Zone | UTM Datum |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06S | 08E | 25 | 5015153 | 525049 | 12 |
| Average Elevation | Elev Units | Land Owner | 250K Quad | 100K Quad | 24K Quad |
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| F | BOZEMAN | GARDINER | EMIGRANT |
| Property Type | Update Date | Who Updated |
|---|---|---|
| PLACER | 6/13/2000 | PAH |
| Commodities Identified |
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GOLD |
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Agency: NF Region District: R1 Ranger District: LIVINGSTON Forest Service Tract: Watershed Code: 10070002 Forest or Resource Area: GALLATIN Owner: N Impact: Report: |
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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, VISITED GENERAL AREA, BUT INACCURATE LOCATION. |
| Years | Dredge dry land | Dredge float | Ground sluicing | Boom dam | Drifting | Hydraulic | Pan rocker | Long Tom | Mercury |
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| <1941 | Y | Y | Y | ||||||
| 1939 | Y | ||||||||
| 1941-1942 | Y | ||||||||
| 1946-1947 | Y |
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Gold: Y Silver: Y Titanium: Rare Earth Elements: Sapphire: Garnet: Tungsten: Platinum: Magnetite: Hematite: Pyrite: Y Commodity Ref: Dingman, O.A., 1932, Placer-mining possibilities in Montana, MBMG Memoir 5, 33 p. Geologic Source: Porphyry-molybdenum Geologic Source Ref: McCulloch, Robin, Lewis, Bob, Keill, Don, and Shumaker, Matthew,, 2003, Applied gold placer exploration and evaluation techniques, MBMG Special Publication 115, 267 p. Lag: Transported: Y Type Comments: Alluvial; Porphyry-molybdenum, sulfide breccia pipes. Type Ref: McCulloch, Robin, Lewis, Bob, Keill, Don, and Shumaker, Matthew,, 2003, Applied gold placer exploration and evaluation techniques, MBMG Special Publication 115, 267 p. Unknown: Fine: Y Coarse: Y Comments: Coarse gold was reported but only fine gold was found. Size Ref: McCulloch, R.B., 1999, Mine design of the East Fork Emigrant Creek sulfide placer, Park County, Montana, M.S. thesis, Montana Tech of The University of Montana, 57 p. Finess: 0.836 Fineref: McCulloch, Robin, Lewis, Bob, Keill, Don, and Shumaker, Matthew,, 2003, Applied gold placer exploration and evaluation techniques, MBMG Special Publication 115, 267 p. Spoil pile: Wash pile: Wash over: Wash under: Waste Ref: Year Discovered: 1864 |
End of report. Retrieved 5/1/2024 7:08:48 PM.
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