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

Sites Table
AIM Id Name Alternate Name District County
PO005150 OGDEN MOUNTAIN PLACER MCCORMICK OR GOLD DUST BIG BLACKFOOT POWELL
MRDS AMLI MILS Latitude Longitude Datum
D009583 300770030 46.8731 -112.8433
Township Range Section QSection UTM Northing UTM Easting UTM Zone UTM Datum
13N 10W 22 5192488 359525 12
Average Elevation Elev Units Land Owner 250K Quad 100K Quad 24K Quad
F BUTTE ELLISTON NEVADA LAKE
Property Type Update Date Who Updated
PLACER
Commodities Table
Commodities Identified
GOLD
TUNGSTEN
Agency Info Table
Information
Agency: NF
Region District: R1
Ranger District: HELENA
Forest Service Tract:
Watershed Code: 17010203
Forest or Resource Area: HELENA
Owner:
Impact:
Report: May be the same as the "Wilson Creek" placer. Inaccurate location.
Screening Criteria Table
Information
Mill Tailings:
Adit Discharge:
Metal Leaching:
Water Erosion:
Residence:
Hazardous Materials:
Open Adit:
Visit: N
Comments: MAY BE THE SAME AS WILSON CREEK PLACER
Mining Methods Table
Years Dredge dry land Dredge float Ground sluicing Boom dam Drifting Hydraulic Pan rocker Long Tom Mercury
1934 Y
1935 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: Ogden Mountain lodes
Geologic Source Ref:
Lag:
Transported:
Type Comments:
Type Ref:
Unknown:
Fine:
Coarse:
Comments:
Size Ref:
Finess:
Fineref:
Spoil pile:
Wash pile:
Wash over:
Wash under:
Waste Ref:
Year Discovered:

End of report. Retrieved 5/2/2024 11:02:43 AM.

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