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

Sites Table
AIM Id Name Alternate Name District County
PO004785 BATTERTON BAR PIONEER POWELL
MRDS AMLI MILS Latitude Longitude Datum
300770123 46.4883 -112.9236
Township Range Section QSection UTM Northing UTM Easting UTM Zone UTM Datum
09N 11W 36 CAAB
Average Elevation Elev Units Land Owner 250K Quad 100K Quad 24K Quad
F BUTTE BUTTE NORTH ROCK CREEK LAKE
Property Type Update Date Who Updated
PLACER 6/22/1995 JMZ
Commodities Table
Commodities Identified
GOLD
Agency Info Table
Information
Agency: NF
Region District: R1
Ranger District: DEERLODGE
Forest Service Tract:
Watershed Code: 17010201
Forest or Resource Area: DEERLODGE
Owner: N
Impact:
Report:
Screening Criteria Table
Information
Mill Tailings:
Adit Discharge:
Metal Leaching:
Water Erosion:
Residence:
Hazardous Materials:
Open Adit:
Visit: N
Comments: LOCATION INACCURATE; LONN; 8/92
Mining Methods Table
Years Dredge dry land Dredge float Ground sluicing Boom dam Drifting Hydraulic Pan rocker Long Tom Mercury
1870's Y Y
Placer Table
Information
Gold: Y
Silver:
Titanium:
Rare Earth Elements:
Sapphire:
Garnet:
Tungsten:
Platinum:
Magnetite:
Hematite:
Pyrite:
Commodity Ref: Loen, J.S., 1986, Origin of gold placers in the Pioneer district, Powell County, Montana:, Fort Collins, Colorado State University, M.S. thesis,, 164 p.
Geologic Source: Tertiary conglomerate
Geologic Source Ref: Loen, J.S., 1986, Origin of gold placers in the Pioneer district, Powell County, Montana:, Fort Collins, Colorado State University, M.S. thesis,, 164 p.
Lag:
Transported: Y
Type Comments: Pebble-cobble conglomerate of the Squaw Gulch beds
Type Ref:
Unknown:
Fine:
Coarse:
Comments:
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End of report. Retrieved 5/3/2024 12:17:49 PM.

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