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

Sites Table
AIM Id Name Alternate Name District County
PO009146 PIONEER BAR PIONEER POWELL
MRDS AMLI MILS Latitude Longitude Datum
DB02202 46.7986 -112.9561
Township Range Section QSection UTM Northing UTM Easting UTM Zone UTM Datum
09N 11W 22 A
Average Elevation Elev Units Land Owner 250K Quad 100K Quad 24K Quad
BUTTE ELLISTON GRIFFIN CREEK
Property Type Update Date Who Updated
PLACER
Mining Methods Table
Years Dredge dry land Dredge float Ground sluicing Boom dam Drifting Hydraulic Pan rocker Long Tom Mercury
1871 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:
Geologic Source Ref:
Lag:
Transported: Y
Type Comments: -six terraces 100 to 300 feet wide and roughly equally spaced through a vertical distance of about 200 feet. The terrace gravels are 8 to 12 feet thick; bedrock is Tertiary clay.
Type Ref: McClernan, H.G., 1976, Metallic mineral deposits of Powell County, Montana, MBMG Bulletin 98, 69 p.
Unknown:
Fine:
Coarse: Y
Comments:
Size Ref:
Finess:
Fineref:
Spoil pile:
Wash pile:
Wash over:
Wash under:
Waste Ref:
Year Discovered:

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