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

Sites Table
AIM Id Name Alternate Name District County
SB009240 GRAY GHOST DEPOSIT DEEM MELROSE SILVER BOW
MRDS AMLI MILS Latitude Longitude Datum
45.665 -112.6827
Township Range Section QSection UTM Northing UTM Easting UTM Zone UTM Datum
02S 09W 12
Average Elevation Elev Units Land Owner 250K Quad 100K Quad 24K Quad
5725 F BLM DILLON BUTTE SOUTH MELROSE
Property Type Update Date Who Updated
PLACER
Agency Info Table
Information
Agency: BLM
Region District:
Ranger District:
Forest Service Tract:
Watershed Code:
Forest or Resource Area: BUTTE
Owner: M
Impact: U
Report: Gray Ghost
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: RECENT EXPLORATION (2005-2008); PERCHED BENCH DEPOSIT.
Placer Table
Information
Gold: Y
Silver:
Titanium:
Rare Earth Elements:
Sapphire:
Garnet:
Tungsten:
Platinum:
Magnetite:
Hematite:
Pyrite:
Commodity Ref: Anonymous, Various, Various files at MBMG - Natural Resources Building (NRB), Montana Tech of The University of Montana, Various, Various
Geologic Source: Tertiary gravels
Geologic Source Ref: Anonymous, Various, Various files at MBMG - Natural Resources Building (NRB), Montana Tech of The University of Montana, Various, Various
Lag:
Transported:
Type Comments: Impuse placer. 480 acres of BLM placer claims (Salient Earth Technologies, 2005).
Type Ref: Anonymous, Various, Various files at MBMG - Natural Resources Building (NRB), Montana Tech of The University of Montana, Various, Various
Unknown:
Fine:
Coarse: Y
Comments: Coarse gold up to 0.6 oz nuggets.
Size Ref: Anonymous, Various, Various files at MBMG - Natural Resources Building (NRB), Montana Tech of The University of Montana, Various, Various
Finess:
Fineref:
Spoil pile:
Wash pile:
Wash over:
Wash under:
Waste Ref:
Year Discovered: 2005

End of report. Retrieved 4/28/2024 3:14:00 AM.

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