| Deposit ID | 10294053 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W014692 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0300070008 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Argo |
| Alternate or previous names | Copper Queen Group, Rex |
| Related records | 10105719 |
| Point of reference | Main Entrance |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -111.58307, 46.6877 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 1585 |
| Location accuracy | 10(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Broadwater(county)
Montana(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Hellgate Gulch(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Canyon Ferry Dam(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
White Sulphur Springs(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper Missouri(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 | Broadwater |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montana Principal | 011 N | 001 E | 27 | SENWNE | Montana |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Main Entrance (1) | -111.58307, 46.6877 |
|---|
| 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 | 0300070008 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W014692 | MAS references MRDS |
MONTANA DEPARTMENT OF STATE LANDS. ABANDONED HARDROCK MINES
PRIORITY SITES, SUMMARY REPORT, MARCH 1994, P. 5-18.
MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES & GEOLOGY BULLETIN 95, 1975.
MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES & GEOLOGY BULLETIN 100, 1976.
MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES & GEOLOGY MEMOIR 15, 1935, P. 12.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Environmental Factors | NO ADIT DISCHARGES, SEEPS, OR SPRINGS IDENTIFIED AT THIS SITE. HELLGATE GULCH CREEK WAS FLOWING THROUGH AND AROUND THIS SITE. STORM WATER WAS OBSERVED RUNNING OFF THE TAILINGS DIRECTLY INTO HELLGATE CREEK. AN OBSERVED RELEASE WAS DOCUMENTED FOR COPPER. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 03-OCT-94 | O'Brien, Mary Ann | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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