| Deposit ID | 10173176 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0300570139 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Uncle Sam Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Beaverhead National Forest |
| Point of reference | Main Entrance |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -111.99306, 45.4935 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 2438 |
| Location accuracy | 10(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Madison(county)
Montana(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Ramshorn Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Ennis(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Bozeman(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Ruby(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 | 004 S | 003 W | 17 | C NENE | Montana |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Gold | Primary |
| Lead | Tertiary |
| Silver | Tertiary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Main Entrance (1) | -111.99306, 45.4935 |
|---|
| Operation type | 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 | 0300570139 |
MONTANA DEPARTMENT OF STATE LANDS. ABANDONED HARDROCK MINES
PRIORITY SITES, SUMMARY REPORT, MARCH 1994, P. 5-172.
MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES & GEOLOGY BULLETIN 100, 1976, P. 17.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Environmental Factors | NO MILL TAILINGS WERE OBSERVED AT THIS SITE DURING THE INVESTIGATION. TWO DISCHARGING ADITS WERE IDENTIFIED AT THE SITE. MAXIMUM CONTAMINANT LEVELS FOR CADMIUM AND NICKEL WERE EXCEEDED IN BOTH DISCHARGES; ADDITIONALLY, THE MAXIMUM CONTAMINANT LEVEL FOR ANTIMONY WAS EXCEEDED IN THE LOWER ADIT. MIDDLE FORK MILL CREEK WAS FLOWING ADJACENT TO THE SITE ON THE SOUTH SIDE. SURFACE WATER AND SEDIMENT SAMPLES WERE COLLECTED UPSTREAM AND DOWNSTREAM FROM THE SITE IN MIDDLE FORK MILL CREEK. NO MAXIMUM CONTAMINANT LEVELS WERE EXCEEDED. AN OBSERVED RELEASE TO MIDDLE FORK MILL CREEK WAS DOCUMENTED FOR ZINC. ADDITIONALLY, OBSERVED RELEASES TO MIDDLE FORK MILL CREEK (SEDIMENT) WERE DOCUMENTED FOR LEAD AND ZINC. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 29-SEP-94 | Johnson | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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