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

Sites Table
AIM Id Name Alternate Name District County
GR003204 BARNES MINE BOMES GRANITE
MRDS AMLI MILS Latitude Longitude Datum
300390214 46.4578 -113.1589
Township Range Section QSection UTM Northing UTM Easting UTM Zone UTM Datum
08N 12W 7 CCAD 5146958 334213 12
Average Elevation Elev Units Land Owner 250K Quad 100K Quad 24K Quad
NF BUTTE PHILIPSBURG MAXVILLE
Property Type Update Date Who Updated
LODE 3/27/1995 JDL
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: N
Impact:
Report: Barnes A caved adit less than 100 feet long and a short caved shaft explore a N5W structure containing iron-stained shale. According to Emmons and Calkins (1913), this is a bedding parallel structure within the Ellis Formation. Sandstone at the mine contains organic material with red copper oxides; this ore assayed a few percent copper.
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: ON DNF LAND - NO EFFECTS. 9/92; J. LONN; MBMG

End of report. Retrieved 5/3/2024 9:43:00 PM.

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