| Deposit ID | 10123651 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W026531 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0300130065 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Rochester |
| Alternate or previous names | Unity, Unity & Rochester, Moulton Group |
| Related records | 10078276 |
| Point of reference | Main Entrance |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -110.73004, 46.94021 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 1884 |
| Location accuracy | 100(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Cascade(county)
Montana(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Neihart(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
White Sulphur Springs(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
White Sulphur Springs(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Belt(hydrologic unit)
Upper Missouri(hydrologic accounting unit)
Missouri-Marias(hydrologic subregion)
Missouri(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Montana | Cascade |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montana Principal | 014 N | 008 E | 29 | SE | Montana |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Lead | Tertiary |
| Silver | Tertiary |
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Main Entrance (1) | -110.73004, 46.94021 |
|---|
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0300130065 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W026531 | MAS references MRDS |
MONTANA DEPARTMENT OF STATE LANDS. ABANDONED HARDROCK MINES
PRIORITY SITES, SUMMARY REPORT, MARCH 1994, P. 5-34.
MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES & GEOLOGY MEMOIR 13, P. 47.
U.S. BUREAU OF MINES IC 7589, P. 24.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Environmental Factors | NO MILL TAILINGS WERE ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SITE. THE WASTE ROCK DUMPS HAD ONLY SPARSE VEGETATION. ROCK CREEK WAS UNDERCUTTING THE WASTE DUMP AND FORMED AN UNSTABLE HIGHWALL. NO SAMPLES OF ROCK CREEK WERE COLLECTED. NO OBSERVED RELEASES OR EXCEEDANCES OF DRINKING WATER STANDARDS WERE DOCUMENTED AT THIS SITE. NO DISCHARGING ADITS, SPRINGS OR SEEPS WERE OBSERVED. FOUR HAZARDOUS OPENINGS EXISTED AT THE SITE: PARTIALLY CAVED SHAFTS WITH STEEP SIDES. |
| Deposit | MULTIPLE PROPERTY STUDY - MPF DATA FILED UNDER 0300130043. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 03-NOV-94 | Western Field Operations Center (WFOC) | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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