| Deposit ID | 10173292 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0300390310 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Alps Mine |
| Point of reference | Main Entrance |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -113.58343, 46.58739 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 2088 |
| Location accuracy | 10(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Granite(county)
Montana(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Spink Point(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Missoula East(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Butte(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Flint-Rock(hydrologic unit)
Pend Oreille(hydrologic accounting unit)
Kootenai-Pend Oreille-Spokane(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Lolo National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Montana | Granite |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montana Principal | 010 N | 016 W | 26 | NWSWSW | Montana |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Tungsten Critical | Tertiary |
| Main Entrance (1) | -113.58343, 46.58739 |
|---|
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| 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 | 0300390310 |
MONTANA DEPARTMENT OF STATE LANDS. ABANDONED HARDROCK MINES
PRIORITY SITES, SUMMARY REPORT, MARCH 1994, P. 5-59.
MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES & GEOLOGY MEMOIR 31, 1949, P. 27.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Environmental Factors | THERE WERE NO TAILINGS ON-SITE. THERE WAS ONE DISCHARGING ADIT THAT DID NOT HAVE A SURFACE ROUTE TO WATER. THE SAMPLE FROM THE ADIT HAD A PH MEASURED AT 4.13. THERE WERE NO MAXIMUM CONTAMINANT LEVELS EXCEEDED. THE NEAREST SURFACE WATER WAS APPROXIMATELY 1,000 FEET FROM THE SITE. NO SURFACE WATER OR SEDIMENT SAMPLES WERE COLLECTED. THERE WAS ONE OPEN SHAFT AND TWO OPEN ADITS ON-SITE. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 04-NOV-1994 | O'Brien, Mary Ann | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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