| Deposit ID | 10294524 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0300430091 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Buckeye |
| Alternate or previous names | Boston |
| Point of reference | Main Entrance |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -112.29509, 46.3974 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 2158 |
| Location accuracy | 10(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Jefferson(county)
Montana(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Three Brothers(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Butte North(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Butte(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Boulder(hydrologic unit)
Missouri Headwaters(hydrologic accounting unit)
Missouri Headwaters(hydrologic subregion)
Missouri(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 | Jefferson |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montana Principal | 008 N | 006 W | 36 | W2SE | Montana |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Lead | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Main Entrance (1) | Elkhorn Mountains Volcanics |
|---|
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Type of mineral rights | Patented |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0300430091 |
MONTANA DEPARTMENT OF STATE LANDS. ABANDONED HARDROCK MINES
PRIORITY SITES, SUMMARY REPORT, MARCH 1994, P. 5-86.
MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES & GEOLOGY BULLETIN 16, 1960, P. 25,
ROBY-ETAL.
U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1151, 1963, P. 101, RUPPEL.
MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES & GEOLOGY UNPUBLISHED FILE DATA.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Environmental Factors | THERE WERE NO DISCHARGING ADITS, FILLED SHAFTS, SEEPS, OR SPRINGS OBSERVED AT THE SITE DURING THE INVESTIGATION. BASIN CREEK FLOWED DIRECENTLY ADJACENT TO THE TAILINGS. SURFACE WATER AND SEDIMENT SAMPLES WERE COLLECTED UPSTREAM AND DOWNSTREAM FROM THE SITE. NO MAXIMUM CONTAMINANT LEVELS WERE EXCEEDED IN THE BASIN CREEK SAMPLES. NO HAZARDOUS MINE OPENINGS OR STRUCTURES WERE IDENTIFIED AT THE SITE. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 08-NOV-94 | Unknown | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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