| Deposit ID | 10196449 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0300010587 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Jenkins Canyon Prospect |
| Alternate or previous names | Ajax |
| Point of reference | Main Entrance |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -112.60087, 45.0416 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 1984 |
| Location accuracy | 10(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Beaverhead(county)
Montana(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Ashbough Canyon(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Dillon(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Dillon(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Beaverhead(hydrologic unit)
Missouri Headwaters(hydrologic accounting unit)
Missouri Headwaters(hydrologic subregion)
Missouri(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management MT)
Bureau of Land Management MT BLM(Type of land area)
BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Montana | Beaverhead |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montana Principal | 009 S | 008 W | 21 | NW | Montana |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Lead | Tertiary |
| Silver | Tertiary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Main Entrance (1) | Three Forks and Jefferson Formations |
|---|
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Type of mineral rights | Located Claim |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Don Jenkins / Ajax Gold Inc. |
| ID | 2401675 |
| Home office | Montana |
| Year | 1986 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0300010587 | |
| Mine Safety and Health Administration | MSHA | MSHA | 2401675 |
MSHA INFORMATION INSPECTION NUMBER 2401675, DTD 10/5/83
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 08-DEC-90 | Benham, John R. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.
| Status | Abandoned since 07/11/1984 |
|---|---|
| MSHA mine ID | 2401675 |
| Mine name (MSHA) | Ajax Mine |
| Current operator | Ajax Gold Inc |
| Current controller (parent) | Jenkins Don |
| Mine type | Underground (Metal / non-metal) |
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