| Deposit ID | 10245542 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W007436 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0300390147 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Forest Rose Mine |
| Related records | 10069761 |
| Point of reference | Main Entrance |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -113.08731, 46.51629 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 1634 |
| Location accuracy | 10(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Granite(county)
Montana(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Dunkleberg Creek(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Missoula East(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Butte(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper Clark Fork(hydrologic unit)
Pend Oreille(hydrologic accounting unit)
Kootenai-Pend Oreille-Spokane(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(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 | Granite |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montana Principal | 009 N | 012 W | 22 | SENWSE | Montana |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Lead | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Main Entrance (1) | -113.08731, 46.51629 |
|---|
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Prospect |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0300390147 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W007436 | MAS references MRDS |
MONTANA DEPARTMENT OF STATE LANDS. ABANDONED HARDROCK MINES
PRIORITY SITES, SUMMARY REPORT, MARCH 1994, P. 5-64.
U.S. BUREAU OF MINES RI 5014, 1953, P. 14, FIGURE 2.
MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES & GEOLOGY MEMOIR 31, 1949, P. 29.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | MULTIPLE PROPERTY STUDY - MPF DATA FILED UNDER 0300390148. |
| Environmental Factors | ONE DISCHARGING ADIT WAS IDENTIFIED AT THE SITE. NO MAXIMUM CONTAMINANT LEVELS WERE EXCEEDED IN THE ADIT DISCHARGE. THREE SURFACE WATER AND SEDIMENT SAMPLES WERE COLLECTED AT THE SITE FROM DUNKLEBURG CREEK. ONE SAMPLE WAS COLLECTED BOTH UPSTREAM AND DOWNSTREAM FROM THE SITE PROPER. OBSERVED RELEASES TO DUNKLEBURG CREEK WERE DOCUMENTED FOR ARSENIC, COPPER, IRON, AND LEAD. DUNKLEBURG CREEK WAS VERY TURBID AT THE TIME OF THE INVESTIGATION DUE TO A RECENT BREACH IN THE TIALINGS IMPOUNDMENT. POTENTIAL SAFETY HAZARDS IDENTIFIED AT THE SITE INCLUDED AN OPEN ADIT, 12 COLLAPSING STRUCTURES, AND TWO UNSTABLE TAILINGS DAMS. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 04-NOV-94 | Western Field Operations Center (WFOC) | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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