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

Sites Table
AIM Id Name Alternate Name District County
BE008043 PARADISE CLAIM UNNAMED TROUT CREEK MINE ERMONT BEAVERHEAD
MRDS AMLI MILS Latitude Longitude Datum
45.3442 -112.8861
Township Range Section QSection UTM Northing UTM Easting UTM Zone UTM Datum
06S 11W 1 ADAA
Average Elevation Elev Units Land Owner 250K Quad 100K Quad 24K Quad
7400 F NF DILLON DILLON ERMONT
Property Type Update Date Who Updated
LODE 1/7/1997 RKM
Agency Info Table
Information
Agency: NF
Region District: R1
Ranger District: DILLON
Forest Service Tract:
Watershed Code: 10020002
Forest or Resource Area: BEAVERHEAD
Owner: N
Impact: L
Report: Trout Creek-Unnamed (BE008043) An unnamed site on Trout Creek, a tributary of French Creek, consists of two trenches, an adit, and a small dump area. The adit explores a dike or sill intruded into Cambrian or Precambrian quartzite. The igneous rock is altered syenite(?); mineralogy includes scattered orthoclase phenocrysts, minor disseminated pyrite, minor calcite (in veins), and trace graphite(?). There is a trace of limonite staining on the dump rock. An AIM sample assayed 38 ppm lead, 28 ppm zinc, 10 ppm copper, 1.2 ppm silver, trace gold, and 88 ppm arsenic. Dump rock is in contact with Trout Creek over a 130' distance; a large portion of this area has been revegetated. All land ownership is USFS. A plan map of the site was made for the AIM program.
Assay Table
Information
Sample Id: WFTC-1
Material Type: WA
Sample Method: COMP
Comments: Streamside dump.
Mines Table
Type Condition Ground Water Photos Available? Photo Numbers Ownership Comments
A01 INTACT NO Y 2-13, 2-14 NF
Sample Table
Sample Id Sampler pH SC Date TempC Flow Rate Flow Units Flow Method Source Ind No Veg Stain Salt Sulf Turb Location Related to Stream Stream Sedimention Photos Available? Photo Numbers Remarks
BTRS10M RKM 8.4 290 10/8/1996 7 1160 GPM METER STREAM N N N N N DOWN TROUT CREEK NO Y 13
BTRS20M RKM 8.3 289 10/8/1996 7.1 1120 GPM METER STREAM N N N N N UP TROUT CREEK NO Y 14 EH: 288 MV
Screening Criteria Table
Information
Mill Tailings: N
Adit Discharge: N
Metal Leaching: N
Water Erosion: Y
Residence: N
Hazardous Materials: N
Open Adit: Y
Visit: Y
Comments: MBMG GEOLOGIST: JACK WATSON (6/4/94); PHOTOS 2-13; 2-14
Solids Table
Sample Id Source Date Sampler Sample Type L Transect Soil Interval Indicator of contamination Path Veg Color Salt Photos Available? Photo Numbers
BTRD10M WA 10/8/1996 RKM COMP 30 0-6" N Y N N Y
Waste Table
Type Wind Erosion Veg Rill Gully Seep Pond Breach None Stability Floodplain Dist Stream Photos Available? Photo Numbers
WA01 LOW MOD Y N N N N LOW IN 0 Y
Leach Table
Sample Material Type Sample Method Comments
FTCW10H WA COMP STREAMSIDE DUMP
M-Mines Table
Type Latitude Longitude UTM_N UTM_E UTM_Z Size Open Length Size Open Width Elevation Elevation Units
A01 5'
Rank Table
Information
Investigator: R. MARVIN
Date: 10/8/1996
Photos Available?:
Access: IR
Nearest Wetlands/Bog: 1
Drainage Basin: FRENCH CREEK
Water Contact Stream: Y
Nearest Surface Water Intake: 10
Number of Surface Water Intake(s) observed within 15 miles downstream:
Uses of Surface Water Intake(s) observed within 15 miles downstream: IRRIGATION/STOCK
Nearest Wells (miles): 10
Number of Wells within 4 miles: 0
Uses of Wells within 4 miles: DOMESTIC
Nearest Dwelling (miles): 10
Number of Months Occupied:
Number of Houses within 2 miles: 0
Recreational Usage on Site: M
Nearest Recreational Area (miles): 6
Name or Type of Recreational Area: CAMPING; KELLEY RESERVOIR
Safety Risk from Open Adit/Shaft: Y
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: 0
Population within 0.25-0.5 miles: 0
Population within 0.5-1 miles: 0
Population within 1-2 miles: 0
Population within 2-3 miles: 0
Population within 3-4 miles: 0
Public Interest: L
Soil Chemistry Table
Sample Id Lab Id Description Project Comments
BTRD10M 97S0036 UNNAMED TROUT CREEK MINE BHFORST

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