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

Sites Table
AIM Id Name Alternate Name District County
RA009141 EIGHTMILE CREEK EIGHTMILE RAVALLI
MRDS AMLI MILS Latitude Longitude Datum
D009547 46.6489 -113.9578
Township Range Section QSection UTM Northing UTM Easting UTM Zone UTM Datum
10N 19W 2
Average Elevation Elev Units Land Owner 250K Quad 100K Quad 24K Quad
BUTTE MISSOULA EAST DAVIS POINT
Property Type Update Date Who Updated
PLACER
Agency Info Table
Information
Agency: NF
Region District: R1
Ranger District:
Forest Service Tract:
Watershed Code: 17010205
Forest or Resource Area: BITTERROOT
Owner: M
Impact:
Report: Placering in the Eight Mile district was insignificant with the only reported production in 1934 when one operation recovered 4.15 ounces of gold, worth $145 (Lyden 1948; Sahinen 1957). (MT DEQ Historical Narratives)
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: ONE SMALL PLACER NOTED IN LYDEN (1948), PRODUCTION 4.15 OUNCES IN 1934. INACCURATE LOCATION.
Placer Table
Information
Gold: Y
Silver:
Titanium:
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Pyrite:
Commodity Ref:
Geologic Source: Igneous intrusion
Geologic Source Ref: Lyden, C.J., 1948, The Gold Placers of Montana, MBMG Memoir 26, 152 p.
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End of report. Retrieved 4/27/2024 4:45:08 PM.

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