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

Sites Table
AIM Id Name Alternate Name District County
FH004238 NORTH FORK MINE FLATHEAD
MRDS AMLI MILS Latitude Longitude Datum
CI1175 300290092 48.6639 -114.1833
Township Range Section QSection UTM Northing UTM Easting UTM Zone UTM Datum
34N 20W 33 CB 5393703 707396 11
Average Elevation Elev Units Land Owner 250K Quad 100K Quad 24K Quad
F KALISPELL WHITEFISH RANGE DEMERS RIDGE
Property Type Update Date Who Updated
LODE 12/28/2000 KBM
Commodities Table
Commodities Identified
COAL
Agency Info Table
Information
Agency: NF
Region District: R1
Ranger District: GLACIER VIEW
Forest Service Tract:
Watershed Code: 17010206
Forest or Resource Area: FLATHEAD
Owner: N
Impact:
Report: North Fork Mine FH004238 The North Fork Mine is located along the North Fork of the Flathead River in section 33, T34N, R20W (Demers Ridge quadrangle). The mine was active in the 1930's and was entered through one adit driven 325 feet S 40 W from the portal in the river bank.(Erdmann, 1947). Total production in 1934 was about 600 tons and the coal was used for local markets in Kalispell and Columbia Falls. The coal seams are within the basal portion of the Tertiary-age Kishenehn Formation. MBMG visited the mine in August 2000. The workings consisted of a possible collapsed shaft covered by boards, a 50'x50'x15' deep pit, remains of an old tram, scattered waste piles consisting of sandy material with small chunks of coal, a concrete ore bin , and the ruins of several cabins. There was no evidence of the adit which may have been destroyed due to slumping along the river bank. No water or other environmental hazards were observed at the site.
Screening Criteria Table
Information
Mill Tailings: N
Adit Discharge: N
Metal Leaching: N
Water Erosion: N
Residence: N
Hazardous Materials: N
Open Adit: N
Visit: Y
Comments: PIT (50' X 50' X 15') AND COAL WASTE PILES, ADIT DESCRIBED BY ERDMANN (1947) WAS NOT LOCATED.

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