| Deposit ID | 10197074 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W014673 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0300430108 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Morning Glory |
| Related records | 10071339 |
| Point of reference | Main Entrance |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -112.24398, 46.318 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 1951 |
| Location accuracy | 10(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Jefferson(county)
Montana(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Mount Thompson(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Butte North(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Butte(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Boulder(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 | Jefferson |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montana Principal | 007 N | 005 W | 33 | SWSWNW | Montana |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Tertiary |
| Lead | Tertiary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Main Entrance (1) | -112.24398, 46.318 |
|---|
| 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 | 0300430108 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W014673 | MAS references MRDS |
MONTANA DEPARTMENT OF STATE LANDS. ABANDONED HARDROCK MINES
PRIORITY SITES, SUMMARY REPORT, MARCH 1994, P. 5-93.
MONTATA BUREAU OF MINES & GEOLOGY BULLETIN 16, 1960,
P. 35, ROBY-ETAL.
PLATE 15, 1963, BECRAFT-ETAL.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Environmental Factors | THE TAILINGS OXIDIZED ZONE, RANGING 2 TO 4 FEET DEEP, CONTAINED SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER CONCENTRATIONS OF ARSENIC AND LEAD THAN THE UNDERLYING REDUCED ZONE. THERE WERE NO ADIT DISCHARGES, SEEPS OR SPRINGS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SITE. CATARACT CREEK FLOWED ALONG THE BASE OF THE WASTE ROCK DUMPS AND TAILINGS IMPOUNDMENT. NO SURFACE WATER SAMPLES WERE COLLECTED DUE TO THE HIGH DILUTION EFFECT FROM THE CREEK. SEDIMENT SAMPLES WERE COLLECTED UPSTREAM AND DOWNSTREAM OF THE SITE, AS WELL AS IN UNCLE SAM CREEK, JUST ABOVE ITS CONFLUENCE WITH CATARACT CREEK. THE DOWNSTREAM SAMPLE SHOWED SIGNIFICANT INCREASES IN ARSENIC, CADMIUM, COBALT, COPPER, LEAD, AND ZINC CONCENTRATIONS, BUT DUE TO THE VERY HIGH CONCENTRATONS FOUND IN THE UNCLE SAM CREEK SAMPLE, NO OBSERVED RELEASE COULD BE DIRECTLY ATTRIBUTED TO THIS SITE. THE CRYSTAL MINE WAS SITUATED ON THE HEADQUARTERS OF UNCLE SAM CREEK AND WAS PROBABLY THE SOURCE OF CONTAMINANTS FOUND IN THE UNCLE SAM CREEK SAMPLE. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 09-NOV-1994 | Unknown | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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