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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| GR003484 | ARMADA MINE | (632) ARMADE | GARNET | GRANITE |
| MRDS | AMLI | MILS | Latitude | Longitude | Datum |
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| 300390103 | 46.8122 | -113.3167 |
| Township | Range | Section | QSection | UTM Northing | UTM Easting | UTM Zone | UTM Datum |
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| 12N | 14W | 11 | ADBC |
| Average Elevation | Elev Units | Land Owner | 250K Quad | 100K Quad | 24K Quad |
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| 6120 | F | BUTTE | MISSOULA EAST | ELEVATION MOUNTAIN |
| Property Type | Update Date | Who Updated |
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| LODE | 9/29/1995 | JMZ |
| Commodities Identified |
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COPPER GOLD SILVER |
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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: L Report: (GR003484) Armada The Armada consists of a moderately sized open pit or open cut with waste rock piles. Estimated total surface disturbance is 3 acres. Host rock is granodiorite in contact with Precambrian or Cambrian sedimentary rocks. The contact is highly mineralized with a large pyrite vein exposed and visible from some distance. This is a replacement deposit, a vein deposit, or a combination of the two. Minerals found at this location include abundant limonite and pyrite with lesser quartz. An AIM sample assayed less than 2 ppm lead, 72 ppm zinc, 10,000+ ppm copper, 25.4 ppm silver, 0.0250 ounces of gold, and 24 ppm arsenic. The Armada property was developing and producing as of 1974 (Lawson, 1974). Judging from the condition of the workings, there has been no mining for several years. These workings are situated on a patented claim surrounded by BLM land. A small spring-fed rivelet flows through this site; in addition several small springs are found onsite. The water, which shows signs of mineralization, flows through the open cut to a small impoundment pond. It probably resurfaces in the gulch immediately east of the site (a tributary drainage of Cayuse Gulch Creek). Although the water shows signs of mineralization (iron-staining in particular), there is abundant aquatic insect life in the pond. |
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Sample Id: WCAR-1 Material Type: WA Sample Method: COMP Comments: |
| Type | Condition | Ground Water | Photos Available? | Photo Numbers | Ownership | Comments |
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| P01 | INTACT | FLOW | Y | 1 - (32, 33, 35, 36, 37) | PRV |
| 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 |
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| CARS10H | FC | 7.9 | 350.9 | 6/28/1995 | 11 | GPM | BUCKET | STREAM | N | N | N | N | N | DOWN | CAYUSE GULCH | NO | Y | 2-2 | No water located on BLM property upgradient of site. |
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Mill Tailings: N Adit Discharge: N Metal Leaching: Y Water Erosion: Y Residence: N Hazardous Materials: N Open Adit: N Visit: Y Comments: MBMG GEOLOGIST: JACK WATSON (9/27/94); PHOTOS 12-14 AND 12-15 |
| Type | Wind Erosion | Veg | Rill | Gully | Seep | Pond | Breach | None | Stability | Floodplain | Dist Stream | Photos Available? | Photo Numbers |
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| WA01 | LOW | SPARSE | Y | N | N | Y | N | LOW | OUT | 600 | Y |
| Type | Latitude | Longitude | UTM_N | UTM_E | UTM_Z | Size Open Length | Size Open Width | Elevation | Elevation Units |
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| P01 | 350 | 150 |
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Investigator: R. MARVIN Date: 6/28/1995 Photos Available?: Y Access: 4W Nearest Wetlands/Bog: 3 Drainage Basin: CAYUSE GULCH Water Contact Stream: Nearest Surface Water Intake: 5 Number of Surface Water Intake(s) observed within 15 miles downstream: Uses of Surface Water Intake(s) observed within 15 miles downstream: IRRIGATION/STOCK Nearest Wells (miles): 1 Number of Wells within 4 miles: 4 Uses of Wells within 4 miles: DOMESTIC Nearest Dwelling (miles): 1.2 Number of Months Occupied: 6 Number of Houses within 2 miles: 6 Recreational Usage on Site: M Nearest Recreational Area (miles): 1.2 Name or Type of Recreational Area: GARNET GHOST TOWN Safety Risk from Open Adit/Shaft: Safety Risk from Highwall or Unstable Slopes: Y 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: 3 Population within 0.5-1 miles: 0 Population within 1-2 miles: 0 Population within 2-3 miles: 6 Population within 3-4 miles: 3 Public Interest: M |
End of report. Retrieved 5/3/2024 11:01:33 PM.
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