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

Sites Table
AIM Id Name Alternate Name District County
PO002314 AMERICAN GULCH PLACER FINN POWELL
MRDS AMLI MILS Latitude Longitude Datum
D006869 300770022 46.7839 -112.6347
Township Range Section QSection UTM Northing UTM Easting UTM Zone UTM Datum
12N 08W 20 C 5182227 375216 12
Average Elevation Elev Units Land Owner 250K Quad 100K Quad 24K Quad
F BUTTE ELLISTON FINN
Property Type Update Date Who Updated
PLACER
Commodities Table
Commodities Identified
GOLD
Agency Info Table
Information
Agency: NF
Region District: R1
Ranger District: LINCOLN
Forest Service Tract:
Watershed Code: 17010203
Forest or Resource Area: HELENA
Owner: M
Impact:
Report: Possibly crosses NF, BLM and private land. Patented claims of William J. Parel placer # 106, William J. Milena placer #285 and Jacob Olson placer #111R. Field visit 08/31/2011; was being actively worked, no further information obtained.
Screening Criteria Table
Information
Mill Tailings:
Adit Discharge:
Metal Leaching:
Water Erosion:
Residence:
Hazardous Materials:
Open Adit:
Visit: N
Comments: SCREENED OUT: PLACER; NO SITE VISIT.
Mining Methods Table
Years Dredge dry land Dredge float Ground sluicing Boom dam Drifting Hydraulic Pan rocker Long Tom Mercury
UNK Y Y 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:
Geologic Source Ref:
Lag:
Transported:
Type Comments: Associated with a NW-striking fault.
Type Ref:
Unknown:
Fine:
Coarse:
Comments:
Size Ref:
Finess:
Fineref:
Spoil pile:
Wash pile:
Wash over:
Wash under:
Waste Ref:
Year Discovered: 1865
Rank Table
Information
Investigator: J. LONN
Date:
Photos Available?:
Access:
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Nearest Surface Water Intake:
Number of Surface Water Intake(s) observed within 15 miles downstream:
Uses of Surface Water Intake(s) observed within 15 miles downstream:
Nearest Wells (miles):
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Uses of Wells within 4 miles:
Nearest Dwelling (miles):
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Number of Houses within 2 miles:
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Sensitive Environments within 2 miles of Site or 15 miles Downstream:
Population within 0-0.25 miles:
Population within 0.25-0.5 miles:
Population within 0.5-1 miles:
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Public Interest:

End of report. Retrieved 4/28/2024 3:29:55 AM.

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