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

Sites Table
AIM Id Name Alternate Name District County
SB007648 FISH CREEK PLACERS STRATTON'S HIGHLAND SILVER BOW
MRDS AMLI MILS Latitude Longitude Datum
D009656 45.8003 -112.4575
Township Range Section QSection UTM Northing UTM Easting UTM Zone UTM Datum
01N 07W 34 BAAB
Average Elevation Elev Units Land Owner 250K Quad 100K Quad 24K Quad
DILLON BUTTE SOUTH PIPESTONE PASS
Property Type Update Date Who Updated
PLACER 6/8/1995 JMZ
Agency Info Table
Information
Agency: NF
Region District: R1
Ranger District: JEFFERSON
Forest Service Tract:
Watershed Code: 10020005
Forest or Resource Area: DEERLODGE
Owner: P
Impact:
Report: McCulloch (1991) listed the geologic model as Quaternary-age gold and gravel deposit; gravel thicknesses average from 6-9 feet with no overburden. Coarse gold is common." Also processed in an open cut by a "Bodenson wash plant (trommel and sluices" in 1980's and 90's. Less than 5 acres disturbance (1990).
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: SCREENED IN OFFICE; J. LONN; 8/92.
Placer Table
Information
Gold: Y
Silver:
Titanium:
Rare Earth Elements:
Sapphire:
Garnet:
Tungsten:
Platinum:
Magnetite:
Hematite:
Pyrite:
Commodity Ref: McCulloch, R.B., 1991, Montana Mining Directory 1989-1990, MBMG Bulletin 129, 146 p.
Geologic Source: Skarn gold
Geologic Source Ref: McCulloch, Robin, Lewis, Bob, Keill, Don, and Shumaker, Matthew,, 2003, Applied gold placer exploration and evaluation techniques, MBMG Special Publication 115, 267 p.
Lag:
Transported: Y
Type Comments: Quaternary-age gold and gravel deposit; gravel thicknesses average from 6-9 ft with no overburden. Gulch placer.
Type Ref: McCulloch, R.B., 1991, Montana Mining Directory 1989-1990, MBMG Bulletin 129, 146 p.
Unknown:
Fine:
Coarse: Y
Comments: Open cut, <5 acres, 75% private / 25% public mineral ownership. Bodenson wash plant (trommel and sluice) - 1989; screening plant, sluices and jigs- 1990.
Size Ref: McCulloch, R.B., 1991, Montana Mining Directory 1989-1990, MBMG Bulletin 129, 146 p.
Finess: 0.967
Fineref: McCulloch, Robin, Lewis, Bob, Keill, Don, and Shumaker, Matthew,, 2003, Applied gold placer exploration and evaluation techniques, MBMG Special Publication 115, 267 p.
Spoil pile:
Wash pile:
Wash over:
Wash under:
Waste Ref:
Year Discovered: 1880'S

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