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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| BE000635 | TUSCARORA MINE | TUSCARORA GROUP | ARGENTA | BEAVERHEAD |
| MRDS | AMLI | MILS | Latitude | Longitude | Datum |
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| W013418 | 300010168 | 45.3128 | -112.8736 |
| Township | Range | Section | QSection | UTM Northing | UTM Easting | UTM Zone | UTM Datum |
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| 06S | 10W | 18 | ACDC | 5019187 | 353132 | 12 |
| Average Elevation | Elev Units | Land Owner | 250K Quad | 100K Quad | 24K Quad |
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| 6835 | F | DILLON | DILLON | ARGENTA |
| Property Type | Update Date | Who Updated |
|---|---|---|
| LODE | 5/31/1995 | CBD |
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COPPER LEAD SILVER ZINC |
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Agency: BLM Region District: BUTTE Ranger District: Forest Service Tract: Watershed Code: 10020002 Forest or Resource Area: DILLON Owner: P Impact: U Report: Tuscarora Group (BE000635) The Tuscarora group of patented claims include the Governor Tilden, Florida, Wooley, Fraction, Fraction Placer, Reform, Burleigh, and Spring (Geach, 1972). Multiple dumps are found in the area. Surface disturbance covers several acres. Host rock for the deposits of the Tuscarora Group is Devonian Jefferson Dolomite; the beds here strike N20E and dip approximately 25SE (Geach, 1972). Much of the ore mineralization occurred in pipes localized at the intersections of fractures parallel to the Tuscarora fault (Geach, 1972). Ore consisted primarily of a "sand carbonate" which assayed as much as 60% lead and 60 ounces of silver. Patchy galena was also found locally; it was associated with reddish-brown jasper remnants on the walls of some pipes (Geach, 1972). Evidence of minralization on the dump rock includes limonite and hematite with quartz; some areas, such as the Florida Claim, appear to have extensive iron mineralization. An AIM sample from this claim assayed 672 ppm lead, 1030 ppm zinc, greater than 15% iron, 253 ppm copper, 21.8 ppm silver, trace gold, and 2330 ppm arsenic. The earliest discoveries in this area took place in 1865. Production was recorded intermittently up to 1959 (Geach, 1972). Records from 1916 to 1959 indicate cumulative production of 1994 tons yielding 433,468 pounds lead, 10,323 pounds zinc, 10,681 pounds copper, 17,890 ounces silver and 393 ounces gold (Geach, 1972). Some of the Tuscarora Group workings are located in the drainage below Argenta Spring; most of these workings are revegetated. The drainage below these sites is dry. Workings of the Tuscarora Group are located on patented claims adjacent to BLM land. Geach includes plan view and cross-section maps of the Tuscarora and Governor Tilden Mines and a plan view of the Wooley Mine in his 1972 publication. |
| Type | Condition | Ground Water | Photos Available? | Photo Numbers | Ownership | Comments |
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| P01 | INTACT | NO | Y | 8-7 | PRV |
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Mill Tailings: N Adit Discharge: N Metal Leaching: N Water Erosion: Y Residence: N Hazardous Materials: N Open Adit: N Visit: Y Comments: VISITED BY MBMG RESEARCH SPECIALIST: JACK WATSON ON 6-16-94; PHOTOS 4-18;19; STREAMSIDE DUMP |
| Type | Wind Erosion | Veg | Rill | Gully | Seep | Pond | Breach | None | Stability | Floodplain | Dist Stream | Photos Available? | Photo Numbers |
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| WA01 | LOW | MOD | N | N | N | N | N | LOW | OUT | 0 | Y |
| Type | Latitude | Longitude | UTM_N | UTM_E | UTM_Z | Size Open Length | Size Open Width | Elevation | Elevation Units |
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| P01 |
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Investigator: R. MARVIN Date: 8/11/1994 Photos Available?: Y Access: IR Nearest Wetlands/Bog: 4 Drainage Basin: SPRING GULCH Water Contact Stream: Nearest Surface Water Intake: 2 Number of Surface Water Intake(s) observed within 15 miles downstream: 1 Uses of Surface Water Intake(s) observed within 15 miles downstream: STOCK Nearest Wells (miles): 1 Number of Wells within 4 miles: 14 Uses of Wells within 4 miles: Nearest Dwelling (miles): 0 Number of Months Occupied: 12 Number of Houses within 2 miles: 10 Recreational Usage on Site: M Nearest Recreational Area (miles): 8 Name or Type of Recreational Area: ASPEN CAMPGROUND Safety Risk from Open Adit/Shaft: Safety Risk from Highwall or Unstable Slopes: Y 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: 0 Population within 0.25-0.5 miles: 3 Population within 0.5-1 miles: 0 Population within 1-2 miles: 0 Population within 2-3 miles: 3 Population within 3-4 miles: 30 Public Interest: L |
End of report. Retrieved 4/28/2024 5:34:03 AM.
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