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

Sites Table
AIM Id Name Alternate Name District County
SG009002 GOLD HILL MILL SWEET GRASS
MRDS AMLI MILS Latitude Longitude Datum
45.5986 -109.9217
Township Range Section QSection UTM Northing UTM Easting UTM Zone UTM Datum
03S 14E 1 DBDD
Average Elevation Elev Units Land Owner 250K Quad 100K Quad 24K Quad
5680 F BILLINGS LIVINGSTON SLIDEROCK MOUNTAIN
Property Type Update Date Who Updated
MILL 8/3/1999 PAH
Agency Info Table
Information
Agency: NF
Region District: R1
Ranger District: BIG TIMBER
Forest Service Tract:
Watershed Code: 10070002
Forest or Resource Area: GALLATIN
Owner: N
Impact:
Report: This mill site is in total ruins and the small pile of tailings is in the floodplain. The building is represented by concrete foundation footings and a pile of boards. Most of the building is gone. Pete Northcutt, a mining engineer who had claims in the area, reported that this mill was a mercury amalgamation facility.
Sample Table
Sample Id Sampler pH SC Date TempC Flow Rate Flow Units Flow Method Source Ind No Veg Stain Salt Sulf Turb Location Related to Stream Stream Sedimention Photos Available? Photo Numbers Remarks
PGHS10H MDK 7.46 386 7/20/1999 12.9 75 GPM ESTIMATED STREAM ST N N N N N DOWN PLACER GULCH NO Y DOWNSTREAM OF GOLD HILL MILL, UPSTREAM OF SURPRISE MINE ON PLACER GULCH
PGHS20H MDK 7.85 374 7/20/1999 11.2 1 GPM ESTIMATED STREAM NO N N N N N UP TRIB TO PLACER GULCH NO Y UPSTREAM OF GOLD HILL MILL AND GOLD HILL MINE ON TRIBUTARY TO PLACER GULCH.
Screening Criteria Table
Information
Mill Tailings: Y
Adit Discharge: N
Metal Leaching: N
Water Erosion: Y
Residence: N
Hazardous Materials: N
Open Adit: N
Visit: Y
Comments: TAILINGS IN FLOODPLAIN, SULPHIDES

End of report. Retrieved 5/4/2024 6:30:52 AM.

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