| Deposit ID | 10172949 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0300130041 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Bon Ton-Fairplay |
| Alternate or previous names | Bon Ton, Fairplay and Bon Ton |
| Point of reference | Main Entrance |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -110.64804, 47.08161 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 2024 |
| Location accuracy | 100(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Cascade(county)
Montana(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Barker(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Belt(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Great Falls(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Belt(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 | Cascade |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montana Principal | 015 N | 008 E | 01 | S2SESE | Montana |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Lead | Tertiary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Main Entrance (1) | -110.64804, 47.08161 |
|---|
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Prospect |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Barker Mining District |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Patented |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0300130041 |
MONTANA DEPARTMENT OF STATE LANDS. ABANDONED HARDROCK MINES
PRIORITY SITES, SUMMARY REPORT, MARCH 1994, P. 5-28.
U.S. BUREAU OF MINES IC 7589, P.81, 1951, ROBERTSON.
U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF. PAPER 752, 1973, FIG. 25, P. 46.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Environmental Factors | ONE DISCHARGING ADIT WAS IDENTIFIED AT THE SITE DURING THE INVESTIGATION. MAXIMUM CONTAMINANT LEVELS WERE EXCEEDED FOR CADMIUM AND ANTIMONY IN THE ADIT DISCHARGE. THE PH MEASUREMENT IN THE ADIT DISCHARGE WAS 6.10 AND THE SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE WAS 980 UMHOS/CM. THE INTERMITTENT MCKAY GULCH WAS FLOWING DIRECTLY THROUGH THE SITE (THROUGH THE WASTE ROCK DUMPS IN PLACES). OBSERVED RELEASES TO MCKAY GULCH WERE DOCUMENTED FOR ARSENIC, CADMIUM, IRON, MANGANESE, LEAD, AND ZINC. THE MAXIMUM CONTAMINANT LEVEL FOR CADMIUM WAS EXCEEDED IN THE DOWNSTREAM MCKAY GULCH SAMPLE AND WAS DIRECTLY ATTRIBUTABLE TO THE SITE. MATERIAL TENTATIVELY IDENTIFIED AS TAILINGS: NO ELEMENTS WERE ELEVATED MORE THAN THREE TIMES BACKGROUND. LEAD AND ZINC WERE MODERATELY ELEVATED ABOVE BACKGROUND CONCENTRATIONS. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 02-NOV-94 | Ridenour, James | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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