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

Sites Table
AIM Id Name Alternate Name District County
PO005080 MASTER PLACER MASTER MINE PLACER GOLD CREEK POWELL
MRDS AMLI MILS Latitude Longitude Datum
300770058 46.5208 -112.9306
Township Range Section QSection UTM Northing UTM Easting UTM Zone UTM Datum
08N 12W 1 5153510 351918 12
Average Elevation Elev Units Land Owner 250K Quad 100K Quad 24K Quad
F BUTTE PHILIPSBURG PIKES PEAK
Property Type Update Date Who Updated
PLACER
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: M
Impact:
Report: Mineral ownership 95% public (McCulloch, 1991). O. Perl Smith of Denver CO, owner-operator in 1970 (Hansen, 1971). Status: unknown.
Screening Criteria Table
Information
Mill Tailings: N
Adit Discharge: N
Metal Leaching: N
Water Erosion: N
Residence: N
Hazardous Materials: N
Open Adit: Y
Visit: Y
Comments: ACTIVE RECENTLY,
Mining Methods Table
Years Dredge dry land Dredge float Ground sluicing Boom dam Drifting Hydraulic Pan rocker Long Tom Mercury
1970-1990 Y
Placer Table
Information
Gold: Y
Silver:
Titanium:
Rare Earth Elements:
Sapphire:
Garnet:
Tungsten:
Platinum:
Magnetite:
Hematite:
Pyrite:
Commodity Ref: McCulloch, R.B., 1991, Montana Mining Directory 1989-1990, MBMG Bulletin 129, 146 p.
Geologic Source:
Geologic Source Ref:
Lag:
Transported: Y
Type Comments: Reconcentrated glacial placer.
Type Ref: McCulloch, R.B., 1991, Montana Mining Directory 1989-1990, MBMG Bulletin 129, 146 p.
Unknown:
Fine:
Coarse:
Comments: Open cut. Trommel, screening plant, sluices.
Size Ref:
Finess:
Fineref:
Spoil pile:
Wash pile:
Wash over:
Wash under:
Waste Ref:
Year Discovered: 1800's

End of report. Retrieved 5/3/2024 10:47:58 PM.

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