| Deposit ID | 10221300 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0300439000 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Basin Mill |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -112.26228, 46.2688 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 1548 |
| Location accuracy | 500(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Jefferson(county)
Montana(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Basin(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Montana | Jefferson |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montana Principal | 006 N | 005 W | 17 | SW | Montana |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Ore Body (1) | -112.26228, 46.2688 |
|---|
| Operation type | Processing Plant |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Ownership category | Unknown |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | The Billern Corp, P. O. B. 465,Basin, Mt |
| ID | 2401401 |
| Home office | Montana |
| Year | 1982 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0300439000 | |
| Mine Safety and Health Administration | MSHA | MSHA | 2401401 |
MONTANA DEPARTMENT OF STATE LANDS. ABANDONED HARDROCK MINES
PRIORITY SITES, SUMMARY REPORT, MARCH 1994, P. 5-84.
MSHA REPORT DATED SEPTEMBER 1982.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Environmental Factors | NO DISCHARGING ADITS, FILLED SHAFTS, SEEPS, OR SPRINGS WERE IDENTIFIED AT THE SITE. NO SURFACE WATER WAS FLOWING ON OR NEAR THE SITE DURING THE INVESTIGATION. THE NEAREST SURFACE WATER WAS OVER 1,000 FEET AWAY; NO SURFACE WATER SAMPLES WERE COLLECTED DUE TO THE LACK OF A DIRECT RUNOFF ROUTE. NO HAZARDOUS MINE OPENINGS WERE IDENTIFIED AT THE SITE. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 08-NOV-94 | O'Brien, Mary Ann | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.
| Status | Abandoned since 01/22/1990 |
|---|---|
| MSHA mine ID | 2401401 |
| Mine name (MSHA) | Basin Mill |
| Current operator | Intermountain Mineral Engineers Inc |
| Current controller (parent) | Rice Robert A |
| Mine type | Facility (Metal / non-metal) |
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