| Deposit ID | 10270124 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0300570383 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Grubstake |
| Point of reference | Main Entrance |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -111.64195, 45.5563 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 1682 |
| Location accuracy | 10(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Madison(county)
Montana(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Norris(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Bozeman(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Bozeman(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Madison(hydrologic unit)
Missouri Headwaters(hydrologic accounting unit)
Missouri Headwaters(hydrologic subregion)
Missouri(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Montana | Madison |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montana Principal | 003 S | 001 E | 19 | NESESE | Montana |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Tertiary |
| Main Entrance (1) | -111.64195, 45.5563 |
|---|
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Ownership category | Unknown |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | L. R. Mccombs, General Contractor |
| ID | 2401588 |
| Home office | Montana |
| Year | 1981 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0300570383 | |
| Mine Safety and Health Administration | MSHA | MSHA | 2401588 |
MONTANA DEPARTMENT OF STATE LANDS. ABANDONED HARDROCK MINES
PRIORITY SITES, SUMMARY REPORT, MARCH 1994, P. 5-159.
U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 574, 1914, P. 114.
MSHA REPORT DATED JANUARY 1981.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Environmental Factors | THERE WERE NO DISCHARGING ADITS AT THE SITE. A DRY INTERMITTENT DRAINAGE WAS ON THE SITE. NO SURFACE WATER SAMPLES WERE COLLECTED, BUT SEDIMENT SAMPLES WERE COLLECTED. THERE WERE NO OBSERVED RELEASES TO DOWNSTREAM SEDIMENTS; HOWEVER, CYANIDE WAS DETECTED IN ONE DOWNSTREADM SEDIMENT SAMPLE. THERE WAS ONE OPEN SHAFT AT THE SITE. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 30-SEP-94 | Avery, Dale | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.
| Status | Abandoned since 04/23/1984 |
|---|---|
| MSHA mine ID | 2401588 |
| Mine name (MSHA) | Grubstake Or Grubstake Mine & Mill |
| Current operator | Resources America Inc |
| Current controller (parent) | Van Zyl Bernard |
| Mine type | Underground (Metal / non-metal) |
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