| Deposit ID | 10148799 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M060812 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0300430003 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Crystal Mine |
| Point of reference | Main Entrance |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -112.26198, 46.3502 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 2377 |
| Location accuracy | 10(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Jefferson(county)
Montana(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Basin(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Butte North(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Butte(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Boulder(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 | Jefferson |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montana Principal | 007 N | 005 W | 20 | NWW2 | Montana |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Gold | Primary |
| Lead | Tertiary |
| Silver | Tertiary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Main Entrance (1) | -112.26198, 46.3502 |
|---|
| Operation type | Surface-Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0300430003 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M060812 | MAS references MRDS |
MONTANA DEPARTMENT OF STATE LANDS. ABANDONED HARDROCK MINES
PRIORITY SITES, SUMMARY REPORT, MARCH 1994, P. 5-91.
MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES & GEOLOGY BULLETIN 95, 1975, P. 11.
MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES & GEOLOGY BULLETIN 16, 1960, P. 28.
MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES & GEOLOGY MEMOIR 31, 1949, P. 38.
MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES & GEOLOGY MEMOIR 20, 1940, P. 37.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Environmental Factors | NO MILL TAILINGS WERE OBSERVED AT THIS SITE DURING THE INVESTIGATION. ONE DISCHARGING ADIT WAS IDENTIFIED. THE PH MEASUREMENT IN THE ADIT DISCHARGE WAS 3.41. MAXIMUM CONTAMINANT LEVELS FOR ARSENIC, CADMIUM, AND COPPER WERE EXCEEDED IN THE DISCHARGE. WASTE ROCK WAS OBSERVED DIRECTLY IN THE UNCLE SAM GULCH DRAINAGE. OBSERVED RELEASES TO UNCLE SAME GULCH WERE DOCUMENTED FOR ARSENIC, CADMIUM, COPPER, IRON, LEAD, AND ZINC. MAXIMUM CONTAMINANT LEVELS WERE EXCEEDED FOR ARSENIC, CADMIUM, AND COPPER IN THE DOWNSTREAM SAMPLE; THESE EXCEEDANCES WERE DIRECTLY ATTRIBUTABLE TO THE SITE. THE U.S. DEPARMENT OF ENERGY WAS CONDUCTING A RESEARCH PROJECT AT THIS SITE AT THE TIME OF THE INVESTIGATION. SETTLING PONDS WERE BEING CONSTRUCTED FOR THE TREATMENT OF ACID MINE DRAINAGE. TWO POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS OPEN ADITS AND A HAZARDOUS LOADOUT STRUCTURE WERE IDENTIFIED AT THE SITE. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 20-DEC-1996 | Western Field Operations Center (WFOC) | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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