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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| GR003509 | ARGO MINE AND MILL | ARGO MINE | ALPS | GRANITE |
| MRDS | AMLI | MILS | Latitude | Longitude | Datum |
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| 20-081 | 300390066 | 46.5797 | -113.5697 |
| Township | Range | Section | QSection | UTM Northing | UTM Easting | UTM Zone | UTM Datum |
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| 10N | 16W | 35 | ACDA |
| Average Elevation | Elev Units | Land Owner | 250K Quad | 100K Quad | 24K Quad |
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| 6700 | F | BUTTE | MISSOULA EAST | SPINK POINT |
| Property Type | Update Date | Who Updated |
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| LODE/MILL | 6/11/1996 | DMT |
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Agency: NF Region District: R1 Ranger District: PHILIPSBURG Forest Service Tract: Watershed Code: Forest or Resource Area: LOLO Owner: P Impact: U Report: The Argo Mine was visited in the summer of 1992 by an MBMG geologist as a part of the Deerlodge National Forest inventory. The site is in the Lolo National Forest boundary but is administered by the Deerlodge National Forest. Most workings are private. There were several cabin ruins in the area. Very extensive workings were found in pink-purple quartzite with quartz-siderite-pyrite-chalcopyrite veins and small quartz-pyrite breccia. Interpretation of the geology of the area was limited because of the very poor exposures of the rocks. Many pits and trenches extend over the area. The mill with vats had burned but several tons of tailings were uphill from it. A 10+ gallon discharge came from the open but flooded adit. Pioneer Technical Services (for DSL-AMRB) in 1994 sampled the adit and found the MCL for antimony and the chronic aquatic life criteria for lead were exceeded in the adit discharge. MBMG did not sample the discharge because it was on private land. One assay sample (JGAR-1) ran 2.76 oz/ton gold, 0.44 oz/ton silver, 0.018% copper, 0.021& lead, and 0.032% zinc. |
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Sample Id: JGAR-1 Material Type: VE Sample Method: SELECT Comments: Quartz-siderite-pyrite-dolomite-wolframite(?) vein |
| Type | Condition | Ground Water | Photos Available? | Photo Numbers | Ownership | Comments |
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| A01 | INTACT | FLOW | Y | 10-24, 10-25 | PRV | FLOODED |
| 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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| HARS10L | JRB | 6.96 | 66.2 | 9/23/1993 | 10.5 | 66.66 | GPM | BUCKET | STREAM | NO | N | N | N | N | N | DOWN | HARVEY CREEK | MOD | Y | 10-18 |
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Mill Tailings: Y Adit Discharge: Y Metal Leaching: Y Water Erosion: N Residence: Y Hazardous Materials: N Open Adit: Y Visit: Y Comments: VISITED BY MBMG GEOLOGIST: JEFF LONN IN SUMMER 1992. LOLO FOREST BUT ADMINISTERED BY DEERLODGE. |
| Type | Number | Condition | Photos Available | Photo Numbers | Comments |
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| FL01 | 1 | B | Y | 10-26 | |
| MI01 | 1 | B | Y | 10-23 | ONLY REMNANTS OF MILL REMAIN DUE TO A FIRE. |
| Type | Wind Erosion | Veg | Rill | Gully | Seep | Pond | Breach | None | Stability | Floodplain | Dist Stream | Photos Available? | Photo Numbers |
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| MI01 | BARREN | N | N | N | N | N | LOW | OUT | Y | ||||
| MI02 | SPARSE | N | N | N | N | N | LOW | OUT | Y | ||||
| WA01 | SPARSE | N | N | N | N | N | LOW | OUT | Y |
| Type | Latitude | Longitude | UTM_N | UTM_E | UTM_Z | Size Open Length | Size Open Width | Elevation | Elevation Units |
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| A01 | 50.0 FT + | 5.0 FT |
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Investigator: R.MARVIN Date: 9/16/1993 Photos Available?: Y Access: IR Nearest Wetlands/Bog: 3 Drainage Basin: HARVEY CREEK Water Contact Stream: Nearest Surface Water Intake: 10 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): 6 Number of Wells within 4 miles: 0 Uses of Wells within 4 miles: DRINKING WATER Nearest Dwelling (miles): 6 Number of Months Occupied: 12 Number of Houses within 2 miles: 1 Recreational Usage on Site: H Nearest Recreational Area (miles): 8 Name or Type of Recreational Area: NORTON CAMPGROUND; ROCK CREEK Safety Risk from Open Adit/Shaft: Y 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): Y Safety Risk from Explosives: Sensitive Environments within 2 miles of Site or 15 miles Downstream: ROCK CREEK. WELCOME CREEK WILDERNESS 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: 0 Population within 3-4 miles: 0 Public Interest: M |
End of report. Retrieved 5/2/2024 3:17:35 AM.
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