| Deposit ID | 10294392 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0300570610 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Latest Out Mine |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -112.11336, 45.4485 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 1951 |
| Location accuracy | 500(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Madison(county)
Montana(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Copper Mountain(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 | 32 | SENENE | Montana |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Talc-Soapstone | Primary |
| Ore Body (1) | -112.11336, 45.4485 |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Type of mineral rights | Unknown |
|---|
| Ownership category | Unknown |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0300570610 |
MONTANA DEPARTMENT OF STATE LANDS. ABANDONED HARDROCK MINES
PRIORITY SITES, SUMMARY REPORT, MARCH 1994, P. 5-171.
MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY MEMOIR 45, P. 22.
GEOLOGY & MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE SHERIDAN-AIDER AREA 1956.
LEVANDOWSKI, P. 277-288.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Environmental Factors | NO MILL TAILINGS WERE OBSERVED AT THIS SITE DURING THE INVESTIGATION. A GROUNDWATER SPRING, WHICH FLOWED INTO A STOCK WATERING TROUGH, WAS IDENTIFIED AT THE SITE. THE PH MEASUREMENT IN THE SPRING WAS 7.42. NO MAXIMUM CONTAMINANT LEVELS WERE EXCEEDED. AN INTERMITTENT DRAINAGE WAS LOCATED NORTH OF THE SITE. THE DRAINAGE WAS DRY DURING THE INVESTIGATION; NO SURFACE WATER OR SEDIMENT SAMPLES WERE COLLECTED. POTENTIAL SAFETY HAZARDS IDENTIFIED AT THE SITE INCLUDED THREE OPEN SHAFTS AND FOUR OPEN ADITS. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 29-SEP-94 | O'Brien, Mary Ann | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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