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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| FH004278 | CORKSCREW COPPER PROSPECT | FLATHEAD |
| MRDS | AMLI | MILS | Latitude | Longitude | Datum |
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| 300290100 | 48.1086 | -113.6619 |
| Township | Range | Section | QSection | UTM Northing | UTM Easting | UTM Zone | UTM Datum |
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| 27N | 16W | 18 | AAAD | 5331580 | 301849 | 12 |
| Average Elevation | Elev Units | Land Owner | 250K Quad | 100K Quad | 24K Quad |
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| F | CUT BANK | HUNGRY HORSE | QUINTONKON |
| Property Type | Update Date | Who Updated |
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| LODE | 12/28/2000 | KBM |
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Agency: NF Region District: R1 Ranger District: HUNGRY HORSE Forest Service Tract: Watershed Code: 17010209 Forest or Resource Area: FLATHEAD Owner: N Impact: Report: Corkscrew Copper Prospect FH004278 The Corkscrew Copper Prospects are located in the Hoke Creek drainage, just east of Hungry Horse Reservoir. Marks (1978) described the workings as consisting of 8 adits (some caved and inaccessible), 2 inclined shafts, 3 pits, and 1 trench. The deposit is described as disseminated copper minerals found along bedding planes and joint surfaces in argillite, quartzite, and siltites. The site was visited by MBMG in September 2000 and 4 of the adits were located. Two were along the south bank of Hoke Creek in southwest section 17, T27N, R16W (Quintonkon quadrangle). The other two were in a small drainage along the hillside north of Hoke Creek (southeast quarter of section 8, T27N, R16W). The adits along Hoke Creek were within approximately 50 feet of each other and were driven into bedrock adjacent to the stream. The downstream adit was open and trended S70 E for approximately 60 feet. The upstream adit extended approximately 10 feet into the hillside and the opening was partially collapsed. Both adits were dry. No obvious mineralization was noted in the host rock and there was no obvious dumps or waste rock piles. The two adits in the small drainage north of Hoke Creek are at an elevation of approximately 5840 feet and are within 100 feet of each other, one on the west side of the drainage and the other on the east side. The adit on the east side was open and extended approximately 60' back into the hillside, trending N75 E. The west-side adit was partially caved (1' x 2' opening) and the workings extended back into the slope approximately 10 feet. Both adits were dry and had small unvegetated dumps. Waste rock on the dumps was primarily light gray quartzite with scattered small pieces of quartz with blebs of malachite or chalcocite. No structures or other hazards were noted at either site. |
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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: FOUR ADITS, THREE WERE OPEN, ONE WAS PARTIALLY OPEN (1' X 2' OPENING). ALL ADITS WERE DRY. |
End of report. Retrieved 5/4/2024 1:15:36 PM.
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