| Deposit ID | 10196610 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0300130055 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Silver Belt |
| Point of reference | Main Entrance |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -110.72194, 46.94411 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 2085 |
| Location accuracy | 10(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Cascade(county)
Montana(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Neihart(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
White Sulphur Springs(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
White Sulphur Springs(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 | 014 N | 008 E | 28 | W2 | Montana |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Tertiary |
| Lead | Tertiary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Main Entrance (1) | -110.72194, 46.94411 |
|---|
| 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 | 0300130055 |
MONTANA DEPARTMENT OF STATE LANDS. ABANDONED HARDROCK MINES
PRIORITY SITES, SUMMARY REPORT, MARCH 1994, P. 5-35.
MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES & GEOLOGY MEMOIR 13, P. 45.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Environmental Factors | THERE WERE NO TAILINGS AT THIS SITE. ONE ADIT DISCHARGE WAS IDENTIFIED; THE PH MEASUREMENT WAS 6.63. THE MAXIMUM CONTAMINANT LEVEL FOR CADMIUM WAS EXCEEDED IN THE ADIT DISCHARGE. ROCK CREEK FLOWED THROUGH WASTE ROCK LOCATED ON SITE. OBSERVED RELEASES TO ROCK CREEK WERE DOCUMENTED FOR CADMIUM, COPPER, MERCURY, MANGANESE, AND ZINC. THE MAXIMUM CONTAMINANT LEVEL FOR CADMIUM WAS EXCEEDED IN THE DOWNSTREAM SAMPLE AND WAS DIRECTLY ATTRIBUTABLE TO THE SITE. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 03-NOV-94 | Western Field Operations Center (WFOC) | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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