| Deposit ID | 10256256 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W014684 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0300390043 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Nonpariel |
| Alternate or previous names | Lucky Lead Mine |
| Related records | 10071350 |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -113.13811, 46.39879 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 1829 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Granite(county)
Montana(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Maxville(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Philipsburg(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
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 | 008 N | 012 W | 32 | C SWSW | Montana |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Lead | Primary |
| Silver | Tertiary |
| Ore Body (1) | -113.13811, 46.39879 |
|---|
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| 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 | 0300390043 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W014684 | MAS references MRDS |
MONTANA DEPARTMENT OF STATE LANDS. ABANDONED HARDROCK MINES
PRIORITY SITES, SUMMARY REPORT, MARCH 1994, P. 5-78.
MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES & GEOLOGY IC 20, 1957, P. 18.
U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 78, 1913, P. 249.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Environmental Factors | THERE WERE NO DISCHARGING ADITS, FILLED SHAFTS, SEEPS, OR SPRINGS IDENTIFIED AT THE SITE. BOULDER CREEK WAS FLOWING APPROXIMATELY 200 FEET WEST OF THE SITE. WATER WHICH FLOWED DIRECTLY THROUGH THE TAILINGS DISCHARGED INTO BOULDER CREEK. AN OBSERVED RELEASE TO BOULDER CREEK WAS DOCUMENTED FOR COPPER; HOWEVER, NO MAXIMUM CONTAMINANT LEVELS WERE EXCEEDED THAT WERE ATTRIBUTABLE TO THE SITE. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 08-NOV-1994 | Western Field Operations Center (WFOC) | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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