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

Sites Table
AIM Id Name Alternate Name District County
SW001550 FISHTAIL CREEK MINE STILLWATER STILLWATER
MRDS AMLI MILS Latitude Longitude Datum
300950030 45.3708 -109.6894
Township Range Section QSection UTM Northing UTM Easting UTM Zone UTM Datum
05S 16E 25 5024764 602626 12
Average Elevation Elev Units Land Owner 250K Quad 100K Quad 24K Quad
F NF BILLINGS RED LODGE EMERALD LAKE
Property Type Update Date Who Updated
LODE 6/2/2000 MDK
Commodities Table
Commodities Identified
COPPER
Agency Info Table
Information
Agency: NF
Region District: R1
Ranger District: RED LODGE
Forest Service Tract:
Watershed Code: 10070005
Forest or Resource Area: CUSTER
Owner: N
Impact: U
Report: The Fishtail mine is on the eastern edge of the Custer National Forest and access to the site is through private property. Talking with local ranchers, there are no accessible roads into the area, and they have never come across any workings while hunting or moving cows between grazing pastures.
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: VISITED GENERAL AREA BUT WAS UNABLE TO GET THROUGH PRIVATE LAND.

End of report. Retrieved 5/5/2024 11:04:45 AM.

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