The data below represent everything available in the MBMG Abandoned and Inactive Mines (AIM) database.

Sites Table
AIM Id Name Alternate Name District County
BE000174 CARBONATE MINE ARGENTA BEAVERHEAD
MRDS AMLI MILS Latitude Longitude Datum
W007449 300010091 45.3097 -112.8881
Township Range Section QSection UTM Northing UTM Easting UTM Zone UTM Datum
06S 10W 18 CBAB 5019077 352519 12
Average Elevation Elev Units Land Owner 250K Quad 100K Quad 24K Quad
7130 F BLM DILLON DILLON ARGENTA
Property Type Update Date Who Updated
LODE 4/6/1995 JEW
Commodities Table
Commodities Identified
GOLD
LEAD
SILVER
ZINC
Agency Info Table
Information
Agency: BLM
Region District: BUTTE
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Watershed Code: 10020002
Forest or Resource Area: DILLON
Owner: B
Impact:
Report: Carbonate (BE000174) The Carbonate Mine workings consist of 3 caved shafts and 1 open shaft (gated and locked); total surface disturbance is less than 1 acre. This mine site explores a steeply inclined, north-trending vein in the Cambrian Flathead quartzite. An andesite sill or dike follows the hanging wall of the ore body (Geach, 1972). The primary ore mineral was galena in a gangue of brecciated quartzite, recemented by yellow jasper (Geach, 1972). Limonite staining is found on most dump rock; heavy iron mineralization in veins is found around the open shaft. An AIM grab sample assayed greater than 10,000 ppm lead, 278 ppm zinc, 41 ppm copper, 28 ppm silver, 0.240 ounces of gold, and 616 ppm arsenic. This property was located in the 1890's; in addition to earlier shipments, ore was shipped in 1942, 1949, and 1953. Total reported production was 64 tons of ore yielding 10 ounces of gold, 592 ounces of silver, 10,773 pounds of lead, and 611 pounds of zinc (Geach, 1972). This site is located at the top of a dry NW-SE trending ridge; there is no water component. This site is located on BLM land.
Assay Table
Information
Sample Id: WRCE-1
Material Type: WA
Sample Method: COMP
Comments: CARBONATE - DUMP AT MAIN SHAFT
Screening Criteria Table
Information
Mill Tailings: N
Adit Discharge: N
Metal Leaching: N
Water Erosion: N
Residence: N
Hazardous Materials: N
Open Adit: Y
Visit: Y
Comments: MBMG GEOLOGIST: JACK WATSON (6/16/94); PHOTOS 4-14 AND 4-15
Rank Table
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Investigator: J. WATSON
Date: 6/16/1994
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Drainage Basin: STAPLETON GULCH
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