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Sites Table
AIM Id Name Alternate Name District County
FH006807 BLACKTAIL PROSPECT/ SANKO CREEK STAR MEADOW FLATHEAD
MRDS AMLI MILS Latitude Longitude Datum
300290017 48.4283 -114.68
Township Range Section QSection UTM Northing UTM Easting UTM Zone UTM Datum
31N 24W 29 BBBB 5366230 670380 11
Average Elevation Elev Units Land Owner 250K Quad 100K Quad 24K Quad
F KALISPELL KALISPELL JOHNSON PEAK
Property Type Update Date Who Updated
LODE 12/28/2000 KBM
Commodities Table
Commodities Identified
COPPER
GOLD
LEAD
SILVER
Agency Info Table
Information
Agency: NF
Region District: R1
Ranger District: TALLY LAKE
Forest Service Tract:
Watershed Code: 17010210
Forest or Resource Area: FLATHEAD
Owner: N
Impact:
Report: Blacktail Prospect FH006807 The Blacktail Prospect is located on a tributary to Sanko Creek in section 29, T31N, R24W (Johnson Peak quadrangle). The prospect was discovered in 1936 and developed in 1940 by sinking a shaft and driving a 10-foot adit along a chalcopyrite-bearing quartz vein (Johns, 1962). In 1961, the Blacktail and two additional claims were relocated and renamed the Sanko Creek Mine. Additional work was completed at that time including extending the adit, exposing the vein with an open cut, and digging test pits. Total production from the property was reported as 36 tons. The site was visited by MBMG in August 2000. The adit was open for approximately 60 feet, although the portal was partly collapsed. The adit trended due east and was dry with no evidence of discharge. Directly above the adit was a narrow, open cut with vertical walls that ran the length of the adit. The remains of an ore chute occupied the bottom of the cut. The cut was approximately 20 feet deep and could potentially pose a safety hazard. A small amount of waste rock was in the drainage bottom but since the drainage is dry and heavily overgrown, it does not appear to be an environmental concern. On the hilltop above the adit, a number of small test pits were evident along the trend of the vein. The shaft described by Johns (1962) was not located and may be collapsed. The ruins of two cabins and various metal debris was scattered around 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: Y
Visit: Y
Comments: MAY BE DUPLICATE OF SANKO CREEK MINE (FH006786).

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