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

Sites Table
AIM Id Name Alternate Name District County
PO004660 ELK CREEK & TRIBUTARIES PLACER (2) GARNET POWELL
MRDS AMLI MILS Latitude Longitude Datum
300770140 46.8214 -113.29
Township Range Section QSection UTM Northing UTM Easting UTM Zone UTM Datum
12N 13W 6 CCBA
Average Elevation Elev Units Land Owner 250K Quad 100K Quad 24K Quad
5370 F BLM BUTTE MISSOULA EAST ELEVATION MOUNTAIN
Property Type Update Date Who Updated
PLACER 4/6/1995 JEW
Commodities Table
Commodities Identified
GOLD
Agency Info Table
Information
Agency: BLM
Region District: BUTTE
Ranger District:
Forest Service Tract:
Watershed Code: 17010203
Forest or Resource Area: MISSOULA
Owner: B
Impact:
Report: Elk Creek and Tributaries/Powers Placer (PO004660/GR000476) Numerous placer workings are found in the drainage of Elk Creek and it's principle tributaries. Total surface disturbance is probably in excess of several hundred acres but an actual figure is difficult to determine. The placer gold is found in quaternary gravels derived primarily from granodiorite and Precambrian belt rocks. Gold is found in these deposits as fine, flat particles resting on granite bedrock (Pardee, 1918). The general average for the placers in the Garnet Area was $50.00 per foot (Pardee, 1918). Placer mining started in the Elk Creek drainage in 1866. Most placer mining activity in this area had ceased by 1916; there has been intermittent activity since that time. Production of placer gold from this area must have been significant based on workings; no reliable production figures are available. Most of the placer work has been done on federal (BLM) land. No apparent water quality problems resulting from placer operations were noted in 1994.
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: MBMG GEOLOGIST: JACK WATSON (9/15/94); PHOTOS 12-4 AND 12-5; PLACER WORKINGS; IRR. SECTION
Placer Table
Information
Gold: Y
Silver:
Titanium:
Rare Earth Elements:
Sapphire:
Garnet:
Tungsten:
Platinum:
Magnetite:
Hematite:
Pyrite:
Commodity Ref: Pardee, J.T., 1918, Ore Deposits of the Northwestern Part of the Garnet Range, Montana, U.S.G.S. Bulletin 660-F, p. 236-237.
Geologic Source: granodiorite and Belt rx
Geologic Source Ref: Pardee, J.T., 1918, Ore Deposits of the Northwestern Part of the Garnet Range, Montana, U.S.G.S. Bulletin 660-F, p. 236-237.
Lag:
Transported: Y
Type Comments: Gold found in Quaternary gravels derived primarily from granodiorite & Precambrian Belt rocks.
Type Ref: Pardee, J.T., 1918, Ore Deposits of the Northwestern Part of the Garnet Range, Montana, U.S.G.S. Bulletin 660-F, p. 236-237.
Unknown:
Fine: Y
Coarse:
Comments: Fine, flat particles resting on granite bedrock.
Size Ref: Pardee, J.T., 1918, Ore Deposits of the Northwestern Part of the Garnet Range, Montana, U.S.G.S. Bulletin 660-F, p. 236-237.
Finess:
Fineref:
Spoil pile:
Wash pile:
Wash over:
Wash under:
Waste Ref:
Year Discovered: 1866

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