| Deposit ID | 10173366 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W014639 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0300230007 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Champion Silver Mine |
| Related records | 10071312 |
| Point of reference | Main Entrance |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -112.61199, 46.2341 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 1975 |
| Location accuracy | 10(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Deer Lodge(county)
Montana(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Lockhart Meadows(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Butte North(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 | Deer Lodge |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montana Principal | 006 N | 008 W | 33 | C NENW | Montana |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Tertiary |
| Main Entrance (1) | -112.61199, 46.2341 |
|---|
| 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 | 0300230007 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W014639 | MAS references MRDS |
MONTANA DEPARTMENT OF STATE LANDS. ABANDONED HARDROCK MINES
PRIORITY SITES, SUMMARY REPORT, MARCH 1994, P. 5-49.
MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES & GEOLOGY BULLETIN 95, 1975, P. 6.
MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES & GEOLOGY MEMOIR 31, 9149, P. 20.
MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES & GEOLOGY MEMOIR 15, 9135, P. 20.
U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 842, 1933, P. 113.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Environmental Factors | THERE WAS ONE DISCHARING ADIT IDENTIFIED AT THIS SITE. THE FLOW FROM THE ADIT WAS MEASURED AT 0.027 CFS, THE PH WAS 5.92, AND SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE WAS 540 UMHOS/CM. A STRONG HYDROGEN SULFIDE ODOR EMANATED FROM THE ADIT. THERE WAS AN UNNAMED TRIBUTARY TO OROFINO CREEK IDENTIFIED TO BE ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SITE. SAMPLES WERE COLLECTED UPSTREAM AND DOWNSTREAM FROM THE SITE. NO MAXIMUM CONTAMINANT LEVEL EXCEEDANCES WERE ATTRIBUTABLE TO THE SITE. STREAM SEDIMENT SAMPLES WERE ALSO COLLECTED FROM THE UNNAMED TRIBUTARY UPSTREAM AND DOWNSTREAM FROM THE SITE; OBSERVED RELEASES WERE DOCUMENTED FOR ARSENIC AND CHROMIUM THAT WERE DIRECTLY ATTRIBUTED TO THIS SITE. THE WASTE ROCK CONTAINED NO ELEMENTS ELEVATED GREATER THAN THREE TIMES BACKGROUND. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 03-NOV-94 | Western Field Operations Center (WFOC) | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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