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

Sites Table
AIM Id Name Alternate Name District County
BE000366 STORM KING ARGENTA BEAVERHEAD
MRDS AMLI MILS Latitude Longitude Datum
300010165 45.3064 -112.8925
Township Range Section QSection UTM Northing UTM Easting UTM Zone UTM Datum
06S 11W 13 DCAC 5018511 351634 12
Average Elevation Elev Units Land Owner 250K Quad 100K Quad 24K Quad
7032 F NF DILLON DILLON ERMONT
Property Type Update Date Who Updated
LODE 4/6/1995 JEW
Commodities Table
Commodities Identified
GOLD
LEAD
SILVER
ZINC
Agency Info Table
Information
Agency: NF
Region District: R1
Ranger District: DILLON
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Watershed Code: 10020002
Forest or Resource Area: BEAVERHEAD
Owner: N
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Report: Storm King (BE000366) The Storm King Mine is located a short distance northwest of the Sylvia Mine. Workings consist of 1 caved adit, 1 open (fenced) shaft, several pits and trenches, and several dumps. Surface disturbance is less than 1 acre. The Storm King explores a vertical shear zone approximately 6" wide in the Cambrian Flathead Quartzite; the zones strikes N9E. A small cross fault that trends N50E and dips 75NW cuts the shear zone (Geach, 1972). The zone consists of crushed quartzite mineralized by red iron oxides; ore includes lead, gold, and silver (Geach, 1972). Most of the dump rock exhibits limonite and hematite staining. A chip sample from the breccia zone near the portal of the adit assayed 0.15% lead, 0.52 ounces gold, and 0.25 ounces silver (Geach, 1972). This site was discovered pre-World War II; production was recorded in 1951 and 1959. The actual production figures are confidential; the amount was small (Geach, 1972). This site is located on a dry N-S trending ridge; there is no water component. All workings are on USFS land.
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 (6/6/94); PHOTOS 3-11 AND 3-12
Rank Table
Information
Investigator: J. WATSON
Date: 6/6/1994
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Drainage Basin: STAPLETON GULCH
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End of report. Retrieved 4/27/2024 4:03:33 PM.

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