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

Sites Table
AIM Id Name Alternate Name District County
PO005415 YOUR NAME PLACER / YOURNAME NEVERSWEAT & DEER GULCH GARNET POWELL
MRDS AMLI MILS Latitude Longitude Datum
D006905 300770083 46.8861 -113.1408
Township Range Section QSection UTM Northing UTM Easting UTM Zone UTM Datum
13N 12W 17 ACAB 5194514 336893 12
Average Elevation Elev Units Land Owner 250K Quad 100K Quad 24K Quad
4800 F BLM/PRIVATE BUTTE MISSOULA EAST CHAMBERLAIN MOUNTAIN
Property Type Update Date Who Updated
PLACER 10/8/2013 PAH
Commodities Table
Commodities Identified
COPPER
GOLD
LEAD
SILVER
TUNGSTEN
Agency Info Table
Information
Agency: BLM
Region District: BUTTE
Ranger District:
Forest Service Tract:
Watershed Code: 17010203
Forest or Resource Area: MISSOULA
Owner: M
Impact: U
Report: Patented claims; Deer Gulch and Neversweat MS# 3605 according to NRIS. According to Lyden, "In 1932 one operator reported recovering $101 (~4.9 ounces) in gold from the gravels of Deer Gulch, a tributary of Yourname Creek. No other reports have been found concerning placer mining activity on the creek. The source of placer gold has not been determined."
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: N
Comments: PATENTED SURROUNDED BY BLM, NOT CONSIDERED. PLACER, PRODUCTION 5 OUNCES IN 1932.
Placer Table
Information
Gold: Y
Silver:
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Commodity Ref: Lyden, C.J., 1948, The Gold Placers of Montana, MBMG Memoir 26, 152 p.
Geologic Source: Not determined
Geologic Source Ref: Lyden, C.J., 1948, The Gold Placers of Montana, MBMG Memoir 26, 152 p.
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Type Comments: Unknown, 1932 one operator recovered $101 from the gravels of Deer Creek.
Type Ref: Lyden, C.J., 1948, The Gold Placers of Montana, MBMG Memoir 26, 152 p.
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End of report. Retrieved 5/1/2024 7:59:32 AM.

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