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

Sites Table
AIM Id Name Alternate Name District County
SB006428 HIGHLAND PLACER / HIGHLANDS FISH CREEK / BASIN CREEK HIGHLAND SILVER BOW
MRDS AMLI MILS Latitude Longitude Datum
47-099 300930314 45.7972 -112.495
Township Range Section QSection UTM Northing UTM Easting UTM Zone UTM Datum
01N 07W 32 5072386 383813 12
Average Elevation Elev Units Land Owner 250K Quad 100K Quad 24K Quad
F DILLON BUTTE SOUTH PIPESTONE PASS
Property Type Update Date Who Updated
PLACER
Commodities Table
Commodities Identified
GOLD
Agency Info Table
Information
Agency: NF
Region District: R1
Ranger District: BUTTE
Forest Service Tract:
Watershed Code: 10020005
Forest or Resource Area: DEERLODGE
Owner: M
Impact:
Report:
Screening Criteria Table
Information
Mill Tailings:
Adit Discharge:
Metal Leaching:
Water Erosion:
Residence:
Hazardous Materials:
Open Adit:
Visit: Y
Comments:
Mining Methods Table
Years Dredge dry land Dredge float Ground sluicing Boom dam Drifting Hydraulic Pan rocker Long Tom Mercury
1866-1948 Y
Placer Table
Information
Gold: Y
Silver:
Titanium:
Rare Earth Elements:
Sapphire:
Garnet:
Tungsten:
Platinum:
Magnetite:
Hematite:
Pyrite:
Commodity Ref: Lyden, C.J., 1948, The Gold Placers of Montana, MBMG Memoir 26, 152 p.
Geologic Source: Veins & contact deposits
Geologic Source Ref: Lyden, C.J., 1948, The Gold Placers of Montana, MBMG Memoir 26, 152 p.
Lag:
Transported:
Type Comments:
Type Ref:
Unknown:
Fine:
Coarse: Y
Comments: Mined by radial dragline.
Size Ref:
Finess:
Fineref:
Spoil pile:
Wash pile:
Wash over:
Wash under:
Waste Ref:
Year Discovered: 1866

End of report. Retrieved 5/2/2024 7:46:23 PM.

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