| Deposit ID | 10171992 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0300070107 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Park-New Era |
| Point of reference | Main Entrance |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -111.71197, 46.361 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 2207 |
| Location accuracy | 100(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Broadwater(county)
Montana(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Giant Hill(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Townsend(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
White Sulphur Springs(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper Missouri(hydrologic unit)
Upper Missouri(hydrologic accounting unit)
Missouri-Marias(hydrologic subregion)
Missouri(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Montana | Broadwater |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montana Principal | 007 N | 001 W | 15 | C | Montana |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Gold | Primary |
| Lead | Tertiary |
| Silver | Tertiary |
| Main Entrance (1) | -111.71197, 46.361 |
|---|
| 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 | 0300070107 |
MONTANA DEPARTMENT OF STATE LANDS. ABANDONED HARDROCK MINES
PRIORITY SITES, SUMMARY REPORT, MARCH 1994, P. 5-19.
MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES & GEOLOGY BULLETIN 35, P. 40.
U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 470-B, 1910, P. 89.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Environmental Factors | THE TAILINGS IMPOUNDMENTS WERE BREACHED AND THE MAJORITY OF THE VOLUME OF TAILINGS HAVE WASHED DOWN THE DRAINAGE. THERE WERE THREE DISCHARGING ADITS IDENTIFIED AT THIS SITE AND ONE SIGNIFICANT SEEP. INDIAN CREEK AND A SMALL PERENNIAL TRIBUTARY INTO THE CREEK WERE IDENTIFIED TO BE ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SITE. OBSERVED RELEASES WERE DOCUMENTED FOR ARSENIC, CADMIUM, LEAD, AND ZINC, WHICH WERE DIRECTLY ATTRIBUTABLE TO THIS SITE. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 03-OCT-94 | O'Brien, Mary Ann | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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