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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| DL004919 | SILVER QUEEN MINE | LOST CREEK | DEER LODGE |
| MRDS | AMLI | MILS | Latitude | Longitude | Datum |
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| W013388 | 300230072 | 46.2175 | -113.0136 |
| Township | Range | Section | QSection | UTM Northing | UTM Easting | UTM Zone | UTM Datum |
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| 05N | 11W | 5 | BCBD | 5120317 | 344227 | 12 |
| Average Elevation | Elev Units | Land Owner | 250K Quad | 100K Quad | 24K Quad |
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| F | BUTTE | PHILIPSBURG | WEST VALLEY |
| Property Type | Update Date | Who Updated |
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| LODE | 6/13/1996 | DMT |
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GOLD |
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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: U Report: Silver Queen According to Emmons and Calkins (1913), a bedding-parallel, sheeted zone 20 inches wide of crushed limestone, quartz, and iron oxides was mined at the Silver Queen. Earll's (1972) mine map shows veins occuring over a 75 foot width. He also described the occurrence of small masses of igneous rock related to the Lost Creek Stock within the mine workings. A tramway transported ore to a mill in the canyon bottom, but no tailings exist. Earll estimated 200 tons of ore were mined. The deposit is hosted by overturned beds of thin-bedded dolomite, limestone, and siltstone of the Proterozoic Helena Formation with a N34E 57SE orientation. The iron-stained rocks crop out on a steep hillside over a 30 by 300 foot area. There are three caved adits and two open adits present. A select sample (JDSQ-1) of vein material contained only 0.052 oz/ton gold, 0.74 oz/ton silver, 0.147% copper, 0.027% lead, and 1.14% zinc. |
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Sample Id: JDSQ-1 Material Type: VN Sample Method: SELECT Comments: |
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Mill Tailings: N Adit Discharge: N Metal Leaching: N Water Erosion: N Residence: N Hazardous Materials: N Open Adit: Y Visit: Y Comments: LONN; 9/92 |
End of report. Retrieved 5/1/2024 9:58:27 AM.
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