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

Sites Table
AIM Id Name Alternate Name District County
PO009168 MOOSE CREEK PLACER BLACKFOOT POWELL
MRDS AMLI MILS Latitude Longitude Datum
46.9056 -112.8319
Township Range Section QSection UTM Northing UTM Easting UTM Zone UTM Datum
10W 13N 2
Average Elevation Elev Units Land Owner 250K Quad 100K Quad 24K Quad
BUTTE ELLISTON MOOSE CREEK
Property Type Update Date Who Updated
PLACER
Agency Info Table
Information
Agency: NF
Region District: R1
Ranger District: LINCOLN
Forest Service Tract:
Watershed Code:
Forest or Resource Area: HELENA
Owner: M
Impact:
Report: "Source of gold appears to be quartz veins that may be related to a Tertiary quartz monzonite stock" Lyden, 1948
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: PLACER.
Placer Table
Information
Gold: Y
Silver:
Titanium:
Rare Earth Elements:
Sapphire:
Garnet:
Tungsten:
Platinum:
Magnetite:
Hematite:
Pyrite:
Commodity Ref: McCulloch, R.B.,, 1989, Directory of Montana mining enterprises for 1988., MBMG Bulletin 128, p. 24-34.
Geologic Source: Quartz veins in Tertiary
Geologic Source Ref: McCulloch, R.B.,, 1989, Directory of Montana mining enterprises for 1988., MBMG Bulletin 128, p. 24-34.
Lag:
Transported: Y
Type Comments:
Type Ref: McCulloch, R.B.,, 1989, Directory of Montana mining enterprises for 1988., MBMG Bulletin 128, p. 24-34.
Unknown:
Fine:
Coarse:
Comments:
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End of report. Retrieved 5/2/2024 12:16:46 PM.

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