| Deposit ID | 10124195 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0300390120 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Banner Tailings |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -113.53422, 46.05739 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 1829 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Granite(county)
Montana(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Moose Lake(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Philipsburg(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Butte(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Flint-Rock(hydrologic unit)
Pend Oreille(hydrologic accounting unit)
Kootenai-Pend Oreille-Spokane(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Montana | Granite |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montana Principal | 004 N | 016 W | 36 | C | Montana |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Tertiary |
| Ore Body (1) | -113.53422, 46.05739 |
|---|
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0300390120 |
MONTANA DEPARTMENT OF STATE LANDS. ABANDONED HARDROCK MINES
PRIORITY SITES, SUMMARY REPORT, MARCH 1994, P. 5-68.
MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES & GEOLOGY BULLETIN 82, 1971, P. 7.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Environmental Factors | TAILINGS WERE RECENTLY DOZED AND WERE MOSTLY ENCLOSED IN A BASIN WITH NO APPARENT OUTLET; HOWEVER, THERE WAS NO IMPOUNDMENT STRUCTURE AND THE TAILS WERE UNVEGETATED. THE WASTE ROCK DUMPS WERE BEING UNDERCUT BY AND ACTIVELY ERRODED INTO THE MIDDLE FORK ROCK CREEK. NO OBSERVED RELEASES OR EXCEEDANCES OF DRINKING WATER STANDARDS WERE DOCUMENTED DURING THIS INVESTIGATION. NO ADIT DISCHARGES, SEEPS, OR SPRINGS WERE OBSERVED. NO. HAZARDOUS STRUCTURES, MINE OPENINGS, OR HIGHWALLS WERE PRESENT. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 04-NOV-1994 | O'Brien, Mary Ann | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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