Abandoned and Inactive Mines
The data below represent everything available in the MBMG Abandoned and Inactive Mines (AIM) database.
| AIM Id | Name | Alternate Name | District | County |
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| BE000036 | SANTA MARIA RAINBOW GROUP | SATA MAIRA RAINBOW GROUP | BIRCH CREEK | BEAVERHEAD |
| MRDS | AMLI | MILS | Latitude | Longitude | Datum |
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| 300010110 | 45.3692 | -112.8242 |
| Township | Range | Section | QSection | UTM Northing | UTM Easting | UTM Zone | UTM Datum |
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| 05S | 10W | 21 | DCDC | 5025362 | 357150 | 12 |
| Average Elevation | Elev Units | Land Owner | 250K Quad | 100K Quad | 24K Quad |
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| 7000 | F | NF | DILLON | DILLON | TWIN ADAMS MOUNTAIN |
| Property Type | Update Date | Who Updated |
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| LODE | 7/22/1996 | PAH |
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COPPER GOLD SILVER |
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Agency: NF Region District: R1 Ranger District: DILLON Forest Service Tract: Watershed Code: 10020004 Forest or Resource Area: BEAVERHEAD Owner: N Impact: Report: This group of eight unpatented mining claims were active as recently as 1995, and may be currently valid. New claim notices had been located by "Cameco" in 1995 and it looked like a grid had been run. At least six adits were located, but it was unknown which were the original Santa Maria adits. The workings were reached by walking over the ridge from the open park along Bridge Gulch and following the two track road to the south. Loen and Pearson (1989) also note a Florence and Lilly claim in section 27 to the east of these workings but along the same road. Most of the adits are caved with three caved but still open to 10 to 15 feet. A lower adit along Bridge Creek has a wooden post door at the portal and looks like someone lived in it recently. This adit is open approximately 15 feet; the total length it had been worked in marble. Following the road through the woods, a second set of, what looks like the attempts at beginning two adits are reached. These may be the Florence and Lilly claims from Loen and Pearson (1989). Proceeding up the road, a small adit is located west of the intermittent stream. It is caved at the portal but is daylighted with a couple of timber sets remaining open as far back as I could see. The small amount of waste may be considered "streamside" but it is totally oxidized and is not directly in contact with the stream presently. Again travelling west along the road and crossing another small stream, a small cabin with five adits driven westward into the hill is located. These adits seem to be seeking the Paleozoic/intrusive contact. Three are partially open and two are totally collapsed. Again, here, there is a waste rock pile that the stream cuts near but is not in direct contact with. One upper adit (directly above the fourth adit) has a small seep emanating approximately 10 feet in front of the adit, from a small bit of broken rock, and it fills a trench in front of the adit. There is no evidence that it ever reaches the creek. The site is remote and the depth to which the adits are open is short. No sulfides were noted, most of the adits were driven along, or positioned to intersect, the Torrey Mountain batholith and sedimentary rock (limestone or quartzite) contact. One of the westernmost adits has a substantial fault breccia and gouge at the portal. This mine was listed as developing in 1975 (MBMG Bulletin 100, 1976) and as inactive in 1979 (MBMG Bulletin 111, 1980). |
| Type | Condition | Ground Water | Photos Available? | Photo Numbers | Ownership | Comments |
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| A01 | COLP | NO | Y | |||
| A02 | PART | NO | Y | |||
| A03 | PART | STAND | Y |
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Mill Tailings: N Adit Discharge: Y Metal Leaching: N Water Erosion: N Residence: N Hazardous Materials: N Open Adit: Y Visit: Y Comments: ONE SEEP - DRY LATER; TWO WASTE DUMPS NEAR STREAM; BUT NOT IN STREAM. PHOTOS 28-4 TO 6 & 9 TO 15. |
| Type | Latitude | Longitude | UTM_N | UTM_E | UTM_Z | Size Open Length | Size Open Width | Elevation | Elevation Units |
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Investigator: P. HARGRAVE Date: 7/19/1996 Photos Available?: Access: 4W Nearest Wetlands/Bog: Drainage Basin: BRIDGE GULCH Water Contact Stream: Nearest Surface Water Intake: Number of Surface Water Intake(s) observed within 15 miles downstream: Uses of Surface Water Intake(s) observed within 15 miles downstream: Nearest Wells (miles): Number of Wells within 4 miles: Uses of Wells within 4 miles: Nearest Dwelling (miles): Number of Months Occupied: Number of Houses within 2 miles: Recreational Usage on Site: Nearest Recreational Area (miles): Name or Type of Recreational Area: Safety Risk from Open Adit/Shaft: Safety Risk from Highwall or Unstable Slopes: Safety Risk from Unstable Structures: Safety Risk from Chemicals: Safety Risk from Solid Waste (includes sharp rusted items): Safety Risk from Explosives: Sensitive Environments within 2 miles of Site or 15 miles Downstream: Population within 0-0.25 miles: Population within 0.25-0.5 miles: Population within 0.5-1 miles: Population within 1-2 miles: Population within 2-3 miles: Population within 3-4 miles: Public Interest: |
End of report. Retrieved 4/27/2024 8:19:38 AM.
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