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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| DL004669 | TRIGGER MINE | SILVER LAKE | DEER LODGE |
| MRDS | AMLI | MILS | Latitude | Longitude | Datum |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W007427 | 12-050 | 300230023 | 46.1603 | -113.23 |
| Township | Range | Section | QSection | UTM Northing | UTM Easting | UTM Zone | UTM Datum |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05N | 13W | 28 | ACBD | 5114205 | 327976 | 12 |
| Average Elevation | Elev Units | Land Owner | 250K Quad | 100K Quad | 24K Quad |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F | BUTTE | PHILIPSBURG | SILVER LAKE |
| Property Type | Update Date | Who Updated |
|---|---|---|
| LODE | 6/13/1996 | DMT |
| Commodities Identified |
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TUNGSTEN |
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Agency: NF Region District: R1 Ranger District: DEERLODGE Forest Service Tract: Watershed Code: 17010201 Forest or Resource Area: DEERLODGE Owner: M Impact: Report: Trigger The Trigger was worked strictly as a tungsten mine, and produced 4000 tons of ore averaging 1% WO3 in the early 1950's (Walker, 1960). Scheelite occurs along shears, fractures, and along bedding planes in replacement lenses and pipes. It appears that most ore was stoped from a lens with a N25E 33NW orientation, sub-parallel to bedding, and that this zone was 400 feet long and 2.5 feet thick. It pinches out up dip. An underground map (Walker, 1960) shows about 300 feet of workings, accessed from two adits. Host rock is Jefferson Formation which has been metamorphosed to a white crystalline marble. Three adits and an open stope are either locked or fenced off today. |
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Mill Tailings: N Adit Discharge: N Metal Leaching: N Water Erosion: N Residence: N Hazardous Materials: N Open Adit: N Visit: Y Comments: LONN; 9/92 |
End of report. Retrieved 5/3/2024 10:52:33 PM.
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