| Deposit ID | 10172764 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W013448 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0300570136 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Smuggler Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Beaverhead National Forest |
| Related records | 10105641 |
| Point of reference | Main Entrance |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -112.03776, 45.4818 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 2134 |
| 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 | 13 | SWSWSE | Montana |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Tertiary |
| Main Entrance (1) | -112.03776, 45.4818 |
|---|
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| 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 | 0300570136 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W013448 | MAS references MRDS |
MONTANA DEPARTMENT OF STATE LANDS. ABANDONED HARDROCK MINES
PRIORITY SITES, SUMMARY REPORT, MARCH 1994, P. 5-167.
MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES & GEOLOGY BULLETIN 100, 1976, P. 16.
MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES & GEOLOGY MEM. 20, 1940, P. 77.
MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES & GEOLOGY MEM. 15, 1935, P. 52.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Environmental Factors | APPROXIMATELY 80% OF THE TAILINGS SURFACE WAS NATURALLY REVEGTATED. FOUR ADITS WERE ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SITE; HOWEVER ONLY ONE OF THEM (ADIT #1) WAS DISCHARGING WATER. THE ADIT #1 DISCHARGE WAS VERY MINOR (<1 GPM), AND EVENTUALLY SEEPED INTO THE GROUND. THE DISCHARGE DID NOT EXCEED ANY MAXIMUM CONTAMINANT LEVELS. MILL CREEK WAS LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 200 YARDS DOWNGRADIENT FROM THE ADITS AND ASSOCIATED WASTE ROCK DUMPS, AND APPROXIMATELY 200 YARDS DOWGRADIENT FROM THE TAILINGS ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE MILL CREEK ROAD. MILL CREEK WAS NOT SAMPLED DURING THE INVESTIGATION. ADIT #4 WAS OPEN AND POSED A HAZARD. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 30-SEP-1994 | Johnson | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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