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

Sites Table
AIM Id Name Alternate Name District County
PO009151 INDEPENDENCE CREEK PIONEER POWELL
MRDS AMLI MILS Latitude Longitude Datum
D006879 46.5503 -112.8608
Township Range Section QSection UTM Northing UTM Easting UTM Zone UTM Datum
09N 10W 9
Average Elevation Elev Units Land Owner 250K Quad 100K Quad 24K Quad
BUTTE ELLISTON GARRISON
Property Type Update Date Who Updated
PLACER
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: From McClernan (1976): Early drift on Independence Creek has been mined in two large pits, which were reported (Pardee, 1951, p. 92) to have produced exceptionally pure gold (968 fine). The gold is very rough, and because the host gravels and boulders have not been reworked by streams, it is thought to have been plucked from vein outcrops.
Placer Table
Information
Gold: Y
Silver:
Titanium:
Rare Earth Elements:
Sapphire:
Garnet:
Tungsten:
Platinum:
Magnetite:
Hematite:
Pyrite:
Commodity Ref: McClernan, H.G., 1976, Metallic mineral deposits of Powell County, Montana, MBMG Bulletin 98, 69 p.
Geologic Source:
Geologic Source Ref:
Lag:
Transported:
Type Comments:
Type Ref:
Unknown:
Fine:
Coarse:
Comments:
Size Ref:
Finess: 0.968
Fineref: McClernan, H.G., 1976, Metallic mineral deposits of Powell County, Montana, MBMG Bulletin 98, 69 p.
Spoil pile:
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End of report. Retrieved 4/27/2024 5:44:11 AM.

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