The data below represent everything available in the MBMG Abandoned and Inactive Mines (AIM) database.
AIM Id | Name | Alternate Name | District | County |
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PO004700 | GOLD CREEK | SEE PIKES PEAK AND PIONEER | PIONEER | POWELL |
MRDS | AMLI | MILS | Latitude | Longitude | Datum |
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DC11480 | 300770148 | 46.5347 | -112.9617 |
Township | Range | Section | QSection | UTM Northing | UTM Easting | UTM Zone | UTM Datum |
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09N | 11W | 15 | 5155112 | 349570 | 12 |
Average Elevation | Elev Units | Land Owner | 250K Quad | 100K Quad | 24K Quad |
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F | BUTTE | ELLISTON | GRIFFIN CREEK |
Property Type | Update Date | Who Updated |
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PLACER |
Commodities Identified |
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GOLD |
Information |
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Agency: NF Region District: R1 Ranger District: Forest Service Tract: Watershed Code: 17010201 Forest or Resource Area: Owner: Impact: Report: Listed with Pikes Peak, and Pioneer placers in Krohn and Weist (1977), with total production of 246,200 ounces of gold between the years of 1852-1959. Quaternary gravel was placered by surface means. They are on the Garrison 15-min. quadrangle. |
Years | Dredge dry land | Dredge float | Ground sluicing | Boom dam | Drifting | Hydraulic | Pan rocker | Long Tom | Mercury |
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1867 | Y | ||||||||
UNK | Y | ||||||||
UNK2 | Y |
Information |
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Gold: Y Silver: Y 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: Skarn gold. Low-sulfide Q Geologic Source Ref: McClernan, H.G., 1976, Metallic mineral deposits of Powell County, Montana, MBMG Bulletin 98, 69 p. Lag: Transported: Y Type Comments: Alluvium and glacial outwash. Skarn gold. Low-sulfide quartz. Type Ref: McClernan, H.G., 1976, Metallic mineral deposits of Powell County, Montana, MBMG Bulletin 98, 69 p. Unknown: Fine: Y Coarse: Y Comments: Size Ref: Lyden, C.J., 1948, The Gold Placers of Montana, MBMG Memoir 26, 152 p. Finess: 0.882 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: 1852 |
End of report. Retrieved 5/7/2024 9:13:47 PM.
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