| Deposit ID | 10159350 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0300399002 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Silver Spruce Leaching |
| Point of reference | Claim |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -113.25842, 46.35959 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 1890 |
| Location accuracy | 1000(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Granite(county)
Montana(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Philipsburg(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 | 007 N | 013 W | 17 | NWNESW | Montana |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Tertiary |
| Claim (1) | -113.25842, 46.35959 |
|---|
| Operation type | Processing Plant |
|---|---|
| Development status | Plant |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Plant type | Leach |
| Plant subcategory | Precipitation |
| Type of mineral rights | Unknown |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Silver Spruce Mining Inc |
| ID | 2401646 |
| Home office | Montana |
| Year | 1981 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0300399002 | |
| Mine Safety and Health Administration | MSHA | MSHA | 2401646 |
MSHA RPT DATED SEPT. 30, 1981
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 20-DEC-96 | Western Field Operations Center (WFOC) | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.
| Status | Abandoned since 07/12/1982 |
|---|---|
| MSHA mine ID | 2401646 |
| Mine name (MSHA) | Silver Spruce Leaching |
| Current operator | Silver Spruce Mining Company |
| Current controller (parent) | Paige B G |
| Mine type | Facility (Metal / non-metal) |
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