| Deposit ID | 10123980 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W014641 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0300270072 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Cumberland |
| Related records | 10071314 |
| Point of reference | Main Entrance |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -109.20829, 47.18162 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 1562 |
| Location accuracy | 10(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Fergus(county)
Montana(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Judith Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Lewistown(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Lewistown(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Box Elder(hydrologic unit)
Musselshell(hydrologic accounting unit)
Missouri-Musselshell(hydrologic subregion)
Missouri(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Montana | Fergus |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montana Principal | 016 N | 020 E | 05 | S2NENE | Montana |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Tertiary |
| Main Entrance (1) | -109.20829, 47.18162 |
|---|
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Ownership category | Unknown |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0300270072 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W014641 | MAS references MRDS |
MONTANA DEPARTMENT OF STATE LANDS. ABANDONED HARDROCK MINES
PRIORITY SITES, SUMMARY REPORT, MARCH 1994, P. 5-54.
U.S. BUREAU OF MINES IC 7544, 1950, P. 21 AND 68.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Environmental Factors | THERE WERE NO ADIT DISCHARGES, SEEPS, OR SPRINGS OBSERVED AT THIS SITE DURING THE INVESTIGATION. SPOTTED HORSE CREEK FLOWED DIRECTLY THROUGH THE SITE, AND SURFACE WATER AND SEDIMENT SAMPLES WERE COLLECTED BOTH UPSTREAM AND DOWNSTREAM FROM THE SITE. NO MAXIMUM CONTAMINANT LEVELS WERE EXCEEDED IN EITHER OF THE SAMPLES. AN OBSERVED RELEASE TO SPOTTED HORSE CREEK (SEDIMENT) WAS DOCUMENTED FOR MERCURY WHICH WAS DIRECTLY ATTRIBUTABLE TO THE SITE. POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS MINE OPENINGS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SITE INCLUDED TWO OPEN ADITS AND A LARGE GLORY HOLE WITH A 100-FOOT TALL HIGHWALL. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 03-NOV-94 | Western Field Operations Center (WFOC) | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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