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

Sites Table
AIM Id Name Alternate Name District County
TO009166 GOLD BUTTE PLACER GOLD BUTTE TOOLE
MRDS AMLI MILS Latitude Longitude Datum
48.962 -111.3674
Township Range Section QSection UTM Northing UTM Easting UTM Zone UTM Datum
37N 03E 17
Average Elevation Elev Units Land Owner 250K Quad 100K Quad 24K Quad
PRIVATE SWEETGRASS HILL WHITLASH/FEY LAKES
Property Type Update Date Who Updated
PLACER
Agency Info Table
Information
Agency:
Region District:
Ranger District:
Forest Service Tract:
Watershed Code: 10050002
Forest or Resource Area:
Owner: P
Impact:
Report:
Placer Table
Information
Gold: Y
Silver:
Titanium:
Rare Earth Elements:
Sapphire:
Garnet:
Tungsten:
Platinum:
Magnetite:
Hematite:
Pyrite:
Commodity Ref: Lawson, D.C., 1981, Directory of Montana Mining Enterprises for 1980, MBMG Bulletin 115, 53 p.
Geologic Source:
Geologic Source Ref:
Lag:
Transported:
Type Comments:
Type Ref:
Unknown:
Fine:
Coarse:
Comments: Estimated production $7,000,000 in gold in a stretch of gulch 7,400 ft long.
Size Ref:
Finess:
Fineref:
Spoil pile:
Wash pile:
Wash over:
Wash under:
Waste Ref:
Year Discovered:

End of report. Retrieved 4/30/2024 10:46:47 AM.

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