| Deposit ID | 10245444 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0300130012 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Fairplay Mine |
| Point of reference | Main Entrance |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -110.72144, 46.94521 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 6900 |
| Location accuracy | 10(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Cascade(county)
Montana(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Neihart(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
White Sulphur Springs(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
White Sulphur Springs(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Belt(hydrologic unit)
Upper Missouri(hydrologic accounting unit)
Missouri-Marias(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 | Cascade |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montana Principal | 014 N | 008 E | 28 | NENWSW | Montana |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Tertiary |
| Lead | Tertiary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Cerussite | Unknown |
| Galena | Unknown |
| Limonite | Unknown |
| Pyrite | Unknown |
| Silver | Unknown |
| Sphalerite | Unknown |
| Main Entrance (1) | -110.72144, 46.94521 |
|---|
| Area | 1.4HA | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| |||||||
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Neihart Mining District |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Patented |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Robert E. And Harry Lebeau |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | California |
| Year | 1978 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0300130012 |
MONTANA DEPARMTNET OF STATE LANDS. ABANDONED HARDROCK MINES
PRIORITY SITES, SUMMARY REPORT, MARCH 1994, P. 5-36.
U.S. BUREAU OF MINES IC 7589, P. 37.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Environmental Factors | THERE WERE NO TAILINGS AT THIS SITE. ONE DISCHARGING ADIT WAS IDENTIFIED; THE PH MEASUREMENT WAS 6.09. THE MAXIMUM CONTAMINANT LEVEL FOR CADMIUM WAS EXCEEDED IN THE ADIT DISCHARGE. WASTE ROCK WAS LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 40 FEET FROM AN UNNAMED TRIBUTARY TO ROCK CREEK. AN OBSERVED RELEASE TO THE UNNAMED TRIBUTARY (SEDIMENT) WAS DOCUMENTED FOR MERCURY. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 30-SEP-94 | O'Brien, Mary Ann | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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