| Deposit ID | 10148978 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W014710 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0300430171 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Gray Eagle |
| Alternate or previous names | Grey Eagle, Comet Mine |
| Related records | 10071368 |
| Point of reference | Main Entrance |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -112.19868, 46.3132 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 2042 |
| Location accuracy | 10(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Jefferson(county)
Montana(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Mount Thompson(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Butte North(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Butte(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Boulder(hydrologic unit)
Missouri Headwaters(hydrologic accounting unit)
Missouri Headwaters(hydrologic subregion)
Missouri(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Montana | Jefferson |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montana Principal | 007 N | 005 W | 35 | SW | Montana |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Tertiary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Silver | Tertiary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Main Entrance (1) | -112.19868, 46.3132 |
|---|
| 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 | 0300430171 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W014710 | MAS references MRDS |
MONTANA DEPARTMENT OF STATE LANDS. ABANDONED HARDROCK MINES
PRIORITY SITES, SUMMARY REPORT, MARCH 1994, P. 5-110.
MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES & GEOLOGY MEMOIR 20, 1940, P. 36.
MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES & GEOLOGY MEMOIR 15, 1935, P. 27.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Environmental Factors | THERE WERE NO TAILINGS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SITE. IRON STAINING EMANATING FROM ADIT #1 INDICATED PAST DISCHARGE, ALTHOUGH NO DISCHARGE WAS OCCURRING AT THE TIME OF THE INVESTIGATION. BISHOP CREEK, A TRIBUTARY OF HIGH ORE CREEK, FLOWED ADJACENT TO THE SITE. OBSERVED RELEASES TO BISHOP CREEK (SEDIMENT) WERE DOCUMENTED FOR COPPER, LEAD, AND ZINC. NO MAXIMUM CONTAMINANT LEVELS WERE EXCEEDED THAT WERE DIRECTLY ATTRIBUTABLE TO THE SITE. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 15-NOV-94 | Western Field Operations Center (WFOC) | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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