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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| GR002974 | LYNX MINE | GARNET | GRANITE |
| MRDS | AMLI | MILS | Latitude | Longitude | Datum |
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| 300390179 | 46.8086 | -113.3164 |
| Township | Range | Section | QSection | UTM Northing | UTM Easting | UTM Zone | UTM Datum |
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| 12N | 14W | 11 | ADCB |
| Average Elevation | Elev Units | Land Owner | 250K Quad | 100K Quad | 24K Quad |
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| 6215 | F | BUTTE | MISSOULA EAST | ELEVATION MOUNTAIN |
| Property Type | Update Date | Who Updated |
|---|---|---|
| LODE | 4/6/1995 | JEW |
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Agency: BLM Region District: BUTTE Ranger District: Forest Service Tract: Watershed Code: 10040101 Forest or Resource Area: GARNET Owner: P Impact: U Report: Lynx (GR002974) The Lynx workings are found on a dry slope above Cayuse Gulch Creek; they consist of a caved adit and a fairly large dump. Total surface disturbance is less than 1 acre. Host rock at this location is Precambrian Belt quartzite (Garnet Range Formation?). This was a vein deposit with gangue mineralogy consisting chiefly of white, partially vuggy quartz. The vein ranged in thickness from 1' to 3'. The strike of the vein was S80W; it dipped 75S. Evidence of mineralization on the dump rock includes limonite staining, minor pyrite, and minor malachite. A moderate quantity of ore stoped 80' from the portal (for 30') purportedly assayed about $80.00 per ton (Pardee, 1918). This dry site is located on a patented claim. A geologic-location map showing vein deposits at the head of Elk Creek can be found in USGS Bulletin 660-F (Pardee, 1918). |
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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: MBMG GEOLOGIST: JACK WATSON (9/16/94); PHOTOS 12-6 AND 12-7 |
End of report. Retrieved 5/3/2024 2:38:19 PM.
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