| Deposit ID | 10232490 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0300450149 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Vortex |
| Point of reference | Main Entrance |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -110.34583, 46.87071 (WGS84) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Judith Basin(county)
Montana(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Indian Hill(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
White Sulphur Springs(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
White Sulphur Springs(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Judith(hydrologic unit)
Fort Peck Lake(hydrologic accounting unit)
Missouri-Musselshell(hydrologic subregion)
Missouri(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Montana | Judith Basin |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montana Principal | 013 N | 011 E | 21 | SWSW | Montana |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Sapphire | Primary |
| Main Entrance (1) | -110.34583, 46.87071 |
|---|
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Producer |
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Yogo |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Vortex Mining |
| Home office | Utica, Mt., 59452 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Lanny And Joy Perry, Charles And Marie Ridgeway, Pete Ecker |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0300450149 |
MONTANA DEPT. OF STATE LANDS. ABANDONED HARDROCK MINES
PRIORITY SITES, SUMMARY REPORT, MARCH 1994, P. 5-120.
U.S. BUREAU OF MINES, 1994, DIRECTORY OF PRINCIPAL U.S.
GEMSTONE PRODUCERS IN 1993; U.S. BUREAU OF MINES MINERAL
INDUSTRY SURVEYS, P. 32.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Environmental Factors | THE TAILINGS IMPOUNDMENT WAS IN VERY GOOD CONDITION. THERE WAS CURRENTLY NO WASTE ROCK ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SITE. ALL OF THE MATERIAL REMOVED FROM THE SHAFT WAS PROCESSED THROUGH THE MILL. THERE WERE NO ADIT/SHAFT DISCHARGES, SPRINGS, OR SEEPS ASSOCIATED WITH THE SITE. YOGO CREEK FLOWED THROUGH THE SITE. THE ACTIVE SHAFT WAS ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE CREEK, AND THE MILL TAILINGS IMPOUNDMENT WAS CONSTRUCTED WITHIN THE FLOODPLAIN OF THE CREEK. NO OBSERVED RELEASES ATTRIBUTABLE TO THIS SITE WERE DOCUMENTED FROM THIS INVESTIGATION. NO MAXIMUM CONTAMINATED LEVELS WERE EXCEEDED. SURFACE WATER AND SEDIMENT SAMPLE DATA COLLECTED INDICATED MINOR IMPACTS TO YOGO CREEK ATTRIBUTABLE TO THE RONCO MINE LOCATED DIRECTLY UPSTREAM FROM THIS SITE. THE VOLUME OF THE TAILINGS MAY INCREASE DUE TO ACTIVE MINING AND MILLING AT THIS SITE. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 23-AUG-1995 | Lowe, Nathan T. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.
| Status | Abandoned since 05/02/2023 |
|---|---|
| MSHA mine ID | 2401835 |
| Mine name (MSHA) | Vortex Mine |
| Current operator | Yogo Mining Company LLC |
| Current controller (parent) | Don Baide |
| Mine type | Surface (Metal / non-metal) |
Inferred by coordinate + name similarity (14 m, 1.00 match). Confirm against MSHA if precision matters — non-USGS-curated cross-references may occasionally point at a neighbouring mine.
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