| Deposit ID | 10124994 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0300570368 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Goldschmidt Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Goldschmidt, Steiner, Beaverhead National Forest |
| Point of reference | Main Entrance |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -112.04696, 45.4496 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 2103 |
| Location accuracy | 10(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Madison(county)
Montana(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Copper Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Dillon(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Dillon(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Ruby(hydrologic unit)
Missouri Headwaters(hydrologic accounting unit)
Missouri Headwaters(hydrologic subregion)
Missouri(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 | Madison |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montana Principal | 004 S | 004 W | 25 | NENWNW | Montana |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Tertiary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Main Entrance (1) | Amphibolite |
|---|
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| 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 | 0300570368 |
MONTANA DEPARTMENT OF STATE LANDS. ABANDONED HARDROCK MINES
PRIORITY SITES, SUMMARY REPORT, MARCH 1994, P. 5-168.
U.S. BUREAU OF MINES IC 6972, 1937, P. 61.
U.S. BUREAU OF MINES MINERAL RESOURCES BULLETIN REPORT 72,
1952, P. A-16.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Environmental Factors | NO TAILINGS, DISCHARGING ADITS, FILLED SHAFTS, SEEPS, OR SPRINGS WERE IDENTIFIED AT THIS SITE DURING THE INVESTIGATION. CURRANT CREEK WAS FLOWING THROUGH THE CENTER OF THE SITE. SURFACE WATER AND SEDIMENT SAMPLES WERE COLLECTED UPSTREAM AND DOWNSTREAM FROM THE SITE IN CURRANT CREEK. NO MAXIMUM CONTAMINANT LEVELS WERE EXCEEDED. OBSERVED RELEASES TO CURRANT CREEK (SEDIMENT) WERE DOCUMENTED FOR MERCURY, MANGANESE, NICKEL, LEAD AND ZINC. EIGHT POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS OPEN ADITS WERE IDENTIFIED AT THE SITE. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 27-SEP-94 | Johnson | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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