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

Sites Table
AIM Id Name Alternate Name District County
SB001102 DEAD COW ADIT ORO FINO SILVER BOW
MRDS AMLI MILS Latitude Longitude Datum
46.2131 -112.6511
Township Range Section QSection UTM Northing UTM Easting UTM Zone UTM Datum
05N 08W 6 CAAA
Average Elevation Elev Units Land Owner 250K Quad 100K Quad 24K Quad
F BUTTE BUTTE NORTH OROFINO MOUNTAIN
Property Type Update Date Who Updated
LODE 6/12/1996 DMT
Agency Info Table
Information
Agency: NF
Region District: R1
Ranger District: DEERLODGE
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Watershed Code: 17010201
Forest or Resource Area: DEERLODGE
Owner: N
Impact:
Report: Dead Cow Adit (?), the workings are completely caved shut. A short gated adit trends N27°E and is dry. Only iron-stained granite of the Boulder Batholith and tuff of the Elkhorn Mountains Volcanics are present on the dump; a composite sample ran 0.008 oz/ton gold, 0.14 oz/ton silver, 0.008% copper, 0.01% lead, .036% zinc, and .04% arsenic. Sample # BDLNFCC1 (Buchholz, Deer Lodge County, North Fork Cottonwood Creek, etc.)
Assay Table
Information
Sample Id: BDLNFCC-1
Material Type: WA
Sample Method: COMP
Comments: GRANITE & RHYOLITE (TUFF)
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: Y
Comments: ONE SAMPLE # BDLNFCC1, BUCHHOLZ; 8/92
Rank Table
Information
Investigator: E. BUCHHOLZ
Date: 8/17/1992
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