| Deposit ID | 10245692 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0300570052 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Buckeye |
| Point of reference | Main Entrance |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -112.13417, 45.471 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 1471 |
| Location accuracy | 100(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Madison(county)
Montana(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Sheridan(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Dillon(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Dillon(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Ruby(hydrologic unit)
Missouri Headwaters(hydrologic accounting unit)
Missouri Headwaters(hydrologic subregion)
Missouri(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Montana | Madison |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montana Principal | 004 S | 004 W | 19 | E2NESE | Montana |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Gold | Tertiary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Silver | Tertiary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Main Entrance (1) | -112.13417, 45.471 |
|---|
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Ownership category | Unknown |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0300570052 |
MONTANA DEPARTMENT OF STATE LANDS. ABANDONED HARDROCK MINES
PRIORITY SITES, SUMMARY REPORT, MARCH 1994, P. 5-174.
MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES & GEOLOGY MEMOIR 31, 1950, P. 63.
MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES & GEOLOGY MEMOIR 20, 1940, P. 65.
MSHA REPORT DATED OCTOBER 1980.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Environmental Factors | THERE WERE NO MILL TAILINGS OR DISCHARGING ADITS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SITE. MILL CREEK WAS ADJACENT TO WASTE ROCK, AND OBSERVED RELEASES OF COPPER, LEAD, AND ZINC WERE DOCUMENTED IN DOWNSTREAM SEDIMENTS. NO SURFACE WATER SAMPLES WERE COLLECTED BECAUSE OF HIGH FLOW IN MILL CREEK. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 29-SEP-94 | O'Brien, Mary Ann | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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