| Deposit ID | 10148597 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W007458 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0300390148 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Wasa Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Durand, Key, Key-Durand |
| Related records | 10069777 |
| Point of reference | Main Entrance |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -113.09901, 46.49929 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 1899 |
| Location accuracy | 100(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Granite(county)
Montana(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Pikes Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Philipsburg(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Butte(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper Clark Fork(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 | 009 N | 012 W | 27 | SESWSW | Montana |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Lead | Primary |
| Silver | Tertiary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Main Entrance (1) | -113.09901, 46.49929 |
|---|
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| 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 | 0300390148 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W007458 | MAS references MRDS |
MONTANA DEPARTMENT OF STATE LANDS. ABANDONED HARDROCK MINES
PRIORITY SITES, SUMMARY REPORT, MARCH 1994, P. 5-65.
U.S. BURAU OF MINES RI 5014, 1953, P. 10, FIGURE 2.
U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 660-F, 1918, P. 244.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | ALSO SEE MPF 37.25 AND 37.347 AND MILS SEQ NO. 0300390039. |
| Environmental Factors | THERE WERE NO TAILINGS ON-SITE. THERE WERE TWO DISCHARGING ADITS THAT ENTERED SURFACE WATER. THE SAMPLES HAD PH MEASUREMENTS OF 2.57 AND 7.50. THERE WAS ALSO A PIT THAT HELD GROUNDWATER. THIS SAMPLE HAD A PH OF 7.94. THE LOW PH ADIT EXCEEDED MAXIMUM CONTAMINANT LEVELS FOR CADMIUM, COPPER, AND ANTIMONY. THE OTHER ADIT AND PIT EXCEEDED MAXIMUM CONTAMINANT LEVELS FOR CADMIUM AND ANTIMONY. THE CREEK RAN THROUGH WASTE ROCK. THERE WERE OBSERVED RELEASES OF CADMIUM, COPPER, AND ZINC IN DOWNSTREAM SURFACE WATER. THERE WAS ONE OPEN ADIT AND ONE HIGHWALL ON-SITE. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 04-NOV-94 | Western Field Operations Center (WFOC) | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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