| Deposit ID | 10124512 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0300570042 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Atlantic and Pacific Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Atlantic & Pacific Mine, A & P Mine, Atlantic Pacific Mine |
| Point of reference | Pit |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -111.98476, 45.648 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 2440 |
| Location accuracy | 10(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Madison(county)
Montana(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Pony(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Bozeman(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Bozeman(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Jefferson(hydrologic unit)
Missouri Headwaters(hydrologic accounting unit)
Missouri Headwaters(hydrologic subregion)
Missouri(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Montana | Madison |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montana Principal | 002 S | 003 W | 20 | Montana |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Tertiary |
| Pit (1) | -111.98476, 45.648 |
|---|
| Operation type | Surface-Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1988 |
| District name | Pony |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | 2900 Development Corp. |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Montana |
| Year | 1994 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0300570042 |
MONTANA DEPARTMENT OF STATE LANDS. ABANDONED HARDROCK MINES
PRIORITY SITES, SUMMARY REPORT, MARCH 1994, P. 5-161.
U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 574, 1914, P. 121.
U.S. BUREAU OF MINES IC 6972, 1937, P. 38.
U.S. BUREAU OF MINES MISSOURI RIVER BASIN PRELIMINARY
REPORT 73, 1952, P. A-14.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Environmental Factors | A SOIL SAMPLE COLLECTED AT THE BASE OF THE HEAP LEACH PAD REVEALED A CYANIDE CONCENTRATION OF 16.1 MG/KG, AND A WATER SAMPLE COLLECTED FROM A LINED IMPOUNDMENT REVEALED 0.75 MG/1 CYANIDE. ONE DISCHARGING ADIT WAS IDENTIFIED AT THE SITE. MAXIMUM CONTAMINANT LEVELS WERE EXCEEDED FOR CADMIUM AND COPPER IN THE ADIT DISCHARGE. THE ADIT DISCHARGE PH MEASUREMENT WAS 3.6. PARK CREEK FLOWED ADJACENT TO THE SITE ON THE WEST SIDE. SURFACE WATER AND SEDIMENT SAMPLES WERE COLLECTED UPSTREAM AND DOWNSTREAM FROM THE SITE. AN OBSERVED RELEASE TO PARK CREEK WAS DOCUMENTED FOR LEAD. THREE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS OPEN ADITS WERE IDENTIFIED AT THE SITE. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 27-MAR-98 | Buckingham, David A. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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