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

Sites Table
AIM Id Name Alternate Name District County
BE000222 GROUND HOG MINE ARGENTA BEAVERHEAD
MRDS AMLI MILS Latitude Longitude Datum
W002866 300010099 45.3083 -112.8769
Township Range Section QSection UTM Northing UTM Easting UTM Zone UTM Datum
06S 10W 18 CACD 5018699 352859 12
Average Elevation Elev Units Land Owner 250K Quad 100K Quad 24K Quad
6818 F DILLON DILLON ERMONT
Property Type Update Date Who Updated
LODE 4/6/1995 JEW
Commodities Table
Commodities Identified
GOLD
LEAD
SILVER
Agency Info Table
Information
Agency: BLM
Region District: BUTTE
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Watershed Code: 10020002
Forest or Resource Area: DILLON
Owner: P
Impact: U
Report: Ground Hog (BE000222) The Ground Hog Mine consists of 5 shafts, 1 200' tunnel, 300' of drifting, and several small to moderately sized dumps. This is an active mine employing a cyanide leaching operation. This mine explores a shear zone in the Cambrian Flathead Quartzite; the zone trends N30W and dips 80NE (Geach, 1972). Gangue mineralogy was brecciated and recemented quartzite; ore minerals included gold, silver, lead, and zinc (Geach, 1972). Gangue mineralogy is brecciated and recemented quartzite; ore minerals include gold, silver, lead, and zinc (Geach, 1972). An assay map of the underground workings show a range for gold values from a few cents to $25.00/ton (Geach, 1972). The site was located in 1895 and has probably been intermittently operated since that time; production records are not available (Geach, 1972). This mine consists of 1 patented claim and 6 unpatented claims (Geach, 1972); it is adjacent to BLM land. Geach includes a longitudinal section of this mine and several underground maps in his 1972 publication; additional surface sketch (plan) maps exist in the MBMG files.
Screening Criteria Table
Information
Mill Tailings: N
Adit Discharge: N
Metal Leaching: N
Water Erosion: N
Residence: N
Hazardous Materials: N
Open Adit: N
Visit: Y
Comments: MBMG GEOLOGIST: JACK WATSON (6/16/95); ACTIVE MINE SITE; PHOTOS 4-22 AND 4-23
Rank Table
Information
Investigator: J. WATSON
Date: 6/16/1995
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Drainage Basin: STAPLETON GULCH
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