| Deposit ID | 10197654 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W013449 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0300570180 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Missouri-McKee Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Missouri-McKee and Snowslide Mines, Missouri |
| Related records | 10070494 |
| Point of reference | Main Entrance |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -111.90146, 45.4588 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 2743 |
| Location accuracy | 10(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Madison(county)
Montana(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Ramshorn Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Ennis(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Bozeman(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Madison(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 | 002 W | 30 | SWSWSW | Montana |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Gold | Primary |
| Lead | Tertiary |
| Silver | Tertiary |
| Main Entrance (1) | -111.90146, 45.4588 |
|---|
| 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 | 0300570180 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W013449 | MAS references MRDS |
MONTANA DEPARMENT OF STATE LANDS. ABANDONED HARDROCK MINES
PRIORITY SITES, SUMMARY REPORT, MARCH 1994, P. 5-192.
U.S. BUREAU OF MINES IC 6972, 1937, P. 48.
MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL. MEMOIR 31, 1950, P. 68.
MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL. IC 20, 1957, P. 33.
MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL. BULLETIN 49, 1966, P. 25.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Environmental Factors | NO DISCHARGING ADITS, FILLED SHAFTS, SEEPS, OR SPRINGS WERE IDENTIFIED AT THE SITE. SOUTH MEADOW CREEK WAS FLOWING ADJACENT TO THE SITE ON THE SOUTH SIDE. SURFACE WATER AND SEDIMENT SAMPLES WERE COLLECTED UPSTREAM AND DOWNSTREAM FROM THE SITE IN SOUTH MEADOW CREEK. OBSERVED RELEASES TO SOUTH MEADOW CREEK (SEDIMENT) WERE DOCUMENTED FOR ARSENIC AND LEAD. TWO POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS OPEN ADITS WERE IDENTIFIED AT THE SITE. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 12-DEC-94 | Johnson | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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