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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| DL007587 | CHAMPION MINE | ORO FINO | DEER LODGE |
| MRDS | AMLI | MILS | Latitude | Longitude | Datum |
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| 12-003 | 46.235 | -112.6108 |
| Township | Range | Section | QSection | UTM Northing | UTM Easting | UTM Zone | UTM Datum |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06N | 08W | 33 | BABD |
| Average Elevation | Elev Units | Land Owner | 250K Quad | 100K Quad | 24K Quad |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUTTE | BUTTE NORTH | LOCKHART MEADOWS |
| Property Type | Update Date | Who Updated |
|---|---|---|
| LODE/MILL | 6/12/1996 | DMT |
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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: Champion Mine and Mill The Champion Mine was the largest producer in the Boulder Mountains area. The mine was discovered in 1886, but it was only extensively worked between 1918, when a flotation mill was built on the property, and 1926 (Pardee and Schrader, 1933). Ore was valued mainly for its silver content, and was mined from a 7-foot wide, high-sulfide, polymetallic, east-west striking vein typical of the Boulder Batholith. Between 1918 and 1926, the mine produced 100,000 tons of ore with 1,200,000 ozs of silver (Krohn and Weist, 1977). Underground mine maps (unpublished information, MBMG files) show more than 5,000 feet of workings on nine levels, now all inaccesible. A large acid discharge emerges from the caved adit on private land. Northern Testing Labs (1982) studied the mine dump in detail, and also mapped the extensive area of eroded tailings, which are probably on Deerlodge Forest lands. A composite sample of the tailings contained 0.008 oz/ton gold, 1.24 oz/ton silver, 0.002% copper, 0.008% lead, 0.013% zinc. |
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Sample Id: JDCH-1 Material Type: WA Sample Method: COMP Comments: VARIED FROM COARSE QUARTZ SAND TO FINE YELLOW-GRAY CLAY. |
| 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 |
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| DCHS10M | JCF | 6.24 | 1024.7 | 8/6/1992 | 1.82 | GPM | BUCKET AND |
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Mill Tailings: Y Adit Discharge: Y Metal Leaching: Y Water Erosion: N Residence: N Hazardous Materials: N Open Adit: N Visit: Y Comments: LONN; 7/92 |
End of report. Retrieved 5/3/2024 9:34:47 PM.
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