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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DL004959 | PAY DAY PROSPECT /BIG BEAR | OLSON GULCH | DEER LODGE |
| MRDS | AMLI | MILS | Latitude | Longitude | Datum |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 300230039 | 46.2111 | -113.0792 |
| Township | Range | Section | QSection | UTM Northing | UTM Easting | UTM Zone | UTM Datum |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05N | 12W | 3 | DDAC | 5119563 | 339941 | 12 |
| Average Elevation | Elev Units | Land Owner | 250K Quad | 100K Quad | 24K Quad |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F | BUTTE | PHILIPSBURG | WEST VALLEY |
| 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: U Report: PAY DAY-BIG BEAR: THE PAY DAY IS A TUNGSTEN PROSPECT DISCOVERED IN 1954. SHORT WORKINGS, CONSISTING OF A CAVED SHAFT, AN OPEN ADIT, AND A SERIES OF PROSPECT PITS, INSPECT A TACTITE DEVELOPED IN FAULTED HASMARK DOLOMITE WHERE A 1-7 FOOT WIDE, CONCORDANT N68E 25NW ZONE OF QUARTZ, CLINOZOISITE, ACTINOLITE, EPIDOTE, AND SCHEELITE CRYSTALS UP TO ONE INCH, IS EXPOSED. A BULK SAMPLE OF THE ORE CONTAINED 1.5% WO3 (WALKER, 1960). OPN AND DRY ADIT. SNOW ON GROUND. THE COUNTRY ROCK IS A METASEDIMENT, BEDDED (?). ACTIVE OPERATION. ONE OF THE ORE MINERALS (?) IS ACTINOLITE OR TREMOLITE. NOT ON FOREST SERVICE GROUND, SO NO SAMPLES WERE TAKEN. |
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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: BUCHHOLZ; 8/92 |
End of report. Retrieved 5/2/2024 9:59:52 AM.
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