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

Sites Table
AIM Id Name Alternate Name District County
GR000440 NORTH STAR MILL AND MINE ROYAL BASIN MINE ? PRINCETON GRANITE
MRDS AMLI MILS Latitude Longitude Datum
20-058 300390366 46.4261 -113.2292
Township Range Section QSection UTM Northing UTM Easting UTM Zone UTM Datum
08N 13W 21 DCDB 5143720 328464 12
Average Elevation Elev Units Land Owner 250K Quad 100K Quad 24K Quad
5500 F BUTTE PHILIPSBURG MAXVILLE
Property Type Update Date Who Updated
LODE/MILL 6/19/1995 JJM
Commodities Table
Commodities Identified
COPPER
Agency Info Table
Information
Agency: NF
Region District: R1
Ranger District: PHILIPSBURG
Forest Service Tract:
Watershed Code: 17010202
Forest or Resource Area: DEERLODGE
Owner: P
Impact: L
Report: Same area as Royal Basin mine on Wyman Gulch
Sample Table
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
BNSS10L JJM 8.1 251 6/16/1995 10.5 110 GPM METER STREAM N N N N N UP WYMAN GULCH NO Y 61695-2 UPSTREAM OF DNF/PRIVATE BOUNDARY
BNSS20L JJM 8.17 290 6/16/1995 10.8 115 GPM METER STREAM N N N N N DOWN WYMAN GULCH NO Y 61695-3 DOWNSTREAM OF BEAVERPONDS ON DNF LAND
BNSS30L JJM 7.85 76.9 6/16/1995 8.2 STREAM N N N N N DOWN BOULDER CREEK - BLM NO BOULDER CREEK BELOW ALL MINES ON BLM LAND
Screening Criteria Table
Information
Mill Tailings: Y
Adit Discharge: N
Metal Leaching: N
Water Erosion: N
Residence: N
Hazardous Materials: N
Open Adit: N
Visit: Y
Comments: LONN; 8/92; J METESH 6/16/95; POSSIBLY THE SAME AS THE ROYAL BASIN MINE IN WYMAN GULCH
Rank Table
Information
Investigator: J. METESH
Date: 6/16/1995
Photos Available?: Y
Access: IR
Nearest Wetlands/Bog: 1
Drainage Basin: WYMAN CREEK
Water Contact Stream: Y
Nearest Surface Water Intake: 2
Number of Surface Water Intake(s) observed within 15 miles downstream: 4
Uses of Surface Water Intake(s) observed within 15 miles downstream: IRRIGATION
Nearest Wells (miles): 1
Number of Wells within 4 miles: 10
Uses of Wells within 4 miles: DOMESTIC
Nearest Dwelling (miles): 1
Number of Months Occupied: 12
Number of Houses within 2 miles: 12
Recreational Usage on Site: M
Nearest Recreational Area (miles):
Name or Type of Recreational Area:
Safety Risk from Open Adit/Shaft:
Safety Risk from Highwall or Unstable Slopes:
Safety Risk from Unstable Structures:
Safety Risk from Chemicals:
Safety Risk from Solid Waste (includes sharp rusted items):
Safety Risk from Explosives:
Sensitive Environments within 2 miles of Site or 15 miles Downstream:
Population within 0-0.25 miles: 0
Population within 0.25-0.5 miles: 0
Population within 0.5-1 miles: 0
Population within 1-2 miles: 0
Population within 2-3 miles: 50
Population within 3-4 miles: 10
Public Interest: M

End of report. Retrieved 5/3/2024 10:24:54 PM.

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