| Deposit ID | 10173151 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W014656 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0300430030 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Bluebird |
| Related records | 10071325 |
| Point of reference | Main Entrance |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -112.16698, 46.3582 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 7040 |
| Location accuracy | 10(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Jefferson(county)
Montana(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Mount Thompson(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Butte North(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Butte(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 | Jefferson |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montana Principal | 007 N | 005 W | 13 | SWSENE | Montana |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Gold | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Main Entrance (1) | -112.16698, 46.3582 |
|---|
| Area | 1.9HA | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| |||||||
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Colorado |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Patented |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Loretta K. Bell |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Montana |
| Year | 1978 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0300430030 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W014656 | MAS references MRDS |
MONTANA DEPARTMENT OF STATE LANDS. ABANDONED HARDROCK MINES
PRIORITY SITES, SUMMARY REPORT, MARCH 1994, P. 5-98.
ROBY-ETAL, 1960, MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES & GEOLOGY
BULLETIN 16, P. 49.
YOUNG-ETAL, 1962, MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES & GEOLOGY BULLETIN
30, P.
BECRAFT-ETAL, 1963, U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL
PAPER 428, P. 72-73.
MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES & GEOLOGY UNPUBLISHED FILE DATA.
MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES & GEOLOGY BULLETIN 30, 1962,
P. 24-25.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Environmental Factors | NO MILL TAILINGS WERE OBSERVED AT THIS SITE DURING THE INVESTIGATION. THREE DISCHARGING ADITS WERE IDENTIFIED AT THE SITE; ALL OF THESE DISCHARGES ENTERED CURTAIN CREEK. ONE SAMPLE WAS COLLECTED FOR LABORATORY ANALYSIS. MAXIMUM CONTAMINANT LEVELS FOR ARSENIC, CADMIUM, AND COPPER WERE EXCEEDED IN THE ADIT DISCHARGE. CURTAIN CREEK FLOWED DIRECETLY THROUGH TWO WASTE ROCK DUMPS AT THE SITE. OBSERVED RELEASES TO CURTAIN CREEK WERE DOCUMENTED FOR ARSENIC, COPPER, AND ZINC. THE MAXIMUM CONTAMINANT LEVEL FOR CADMIUM WAS EXCEEDED IN THE DOWNSTREAM SURFACE WATER SAMPLE; HOWEVER, THE EXCEEDANCE WAS NOT ATTRIBUTABLE TO THE SITE. ONE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS, PARTIALLY COLLAPSED SHAFT WAS IDENTIFIED AT THE SITE. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 14-NOV-1994 | Western Field Operations Center (WFOC) | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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