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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| GR003569 | MOUNTAIN VIEW MINE AND MILL | GARNET | GRANITE |
| MRDS | AMLI | MILS | Latitude | Longitude | Datum |
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| 300390078 | 46.8228 | -113.3286 |
| Township | Range | Section | QSection | UTM Northing | UTM Easting | UTM Zone | UTM Datum |
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| 12N | 14W | 2 | CBDB |
| Average Elevation | Elev Units | Land Owner | 250K Quad | 100K Quad | 24K Quad |
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| 6140 | F | BLM | BUTTE | MISSOULA EAST | ELEVATION MOUNTAIN |
| Property Type | Update Date | Who Updated |
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| LODE/MILL | 5/21/1997 | rkm |
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Agency: BLM Region District: BUTTE Ranger District: Forest Service Tract: Watershed Code: Forest or Resource Area: GARNET Owner: B Impact: Report: Mountain View (GR003569) The Mountain View site is located a short distance east of Garnet ghost town. Workings include 1 partially caved adit, an open and gated adit, and a large dump area. There are also numerous small-scale workings (pits and trenches) in the general area. The ruins of a 25 ton amalgamation mill and two cabins are also found at this site. Host rock is Precambrian Belt quartzite (Garnet Range Formation?); this appears to be a vein deposit with white, coarsely crystalline quartz forming the gangue. The only apparent sign of mineralization is masses of limonite embedded in the quartz. A literature search indicated that this was a gold prospect (Trauerman and Waldron, 1940). An AIM sample assayed 38 ppm lead, 26 ppm zinc, 143 ppm copper, 3.4 ppm silver, 0.225 ounces of gold, and less than 2 ppm arsenic. Information on mine history and production is incomplete; the company purportedly shut down operations in 1939 (Trauerman and Waldron, 1940). A small volume, freshwater flow exits the open adit and flows next to the dump area. In addition, a spring-fed rivelet flows immediately east of the mill building ruins and is in partial contact with dump rock. The area around both of these water flows is heavily vegetated. A plan map of this BLM site was prepared for the AIM program and can be found in the files. |
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Sample Id: WMMV-1 Material Type: WA Sample Method: COMP Comments: Comp waste rock + tailings sample |
| Type | Condition | Ground Water | Photos Available? | Photo Numbers | Ownership | Comments |
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| A01 | GATE | FLOW | Y | 2-10, 2-11 | BLM | Water sample # MMVS10H |
| A02 | GATE | NO | Y | 2-14 | BLM | |
| A03 | COLP | FLOW | Y | 2-17 | BLM | Water sample # MMVS20H |
| A04 | INTACT | NO | Y | 2-26 | BLM | |
| A05 | COLP | NO | Y | 2-30 | BLM | |
| A06 | COLP | NO | Y | 2-32 | BLM | |
| A07 | COLP | NO | Y | 2-24 | BLM | Cut and collapsed adit 200' of mill and main A1 workings. |
| A08 | COLP | NO | Y | 2-22 | BLM | |
| H01 | PART | NO | Y | 2-28 | BLM | |
| S01 | INTACT | NO | Y | 2-27 | BLM | This is a vertical hole that drops into adit A4 |
| 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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| MMVS10H | FC | 6.65 | 430.6 | 6/28/1995 | 5.5 | GPM | BUCKET | ADIT | N | N | N | N | N | NA | NO | Y | 2-11 | ||||
| MMVS20H | FC | 5.01 | 378 | 6/28/1995 | 16 | GPM | BUCKET | ADIT | Y | N | N | N | N | NA | NO | Y | 2-17 | ||||
| MMVS30M | FC | 5.66 | 326.3 | 6/28/1995 | 16 | GPM | BUCKET | WASTE | Y | N | N | N | N | NA | MOD | Y | 2-16 | ||||
| MMVS40M | FC | 8.24 | 166.7 | 6/29/1995 | 3 | GPM | BUCKET | ADIT | N | N | N | N | N | NA | NO | Y | 2-21 | Collected after adit discharge passes over and around waste- rock dump W1. Infiltrates. | |||
| MMVS50L | FC | 8.24 | 166.7 | 6/29/1995 | STREAM | N | N | N | N | N | DOWN | Trib to McManus Gulc | NO | Y | 2-23 |
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Mill Tailings: Y Adit Discharge: Y Metal Leaching: Y Water Erosion: Y Residence: N Hazardous Materials: N Open Adit: Y Visit: Y Comments: MBMG GEOLOGIST: JACK WATSON (9/15/94); PHOTOS 11-20 AND 11-21 |
| Type | Number | Condition | Photos Available | Photo Numbers | Comments |
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| CA01 | 1 | F | Y | 2-7 | |
| CA02 | 1 | P | Y | 2-9 | |
| CA03 | 1 | P | Y | 2-18 | |
| CA04 | 1 | P | N | ||
| MB01 | 1 | F | N | Powder storage room just east of adit A1: Room is dug into hillside. | |
| MI01 | 1 | F | Y | 2-8 |
| Type | Wind Erosion | Veg | Rill | Gully | Seep | Pond | Breach | None | Stability | Floodplain | Dist Stream | Photos Available? | Photo Numbers |
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| WA01 | LOW | MOD | N | N | N | N | N | LOW | OUT | 25 | Y | ||
| WA02 | LOW | MOD | N | N | N | N | N | LOW | OUT | 250 | Y | ||
| WA03 | LOW | MOD | N | N | Y | N | N | LOW | IN | 0 | Y | ||
| WA04 | LOW | SPARSE | N | N | N | N | N | LOW | OUT | 600 | Y | ||
| WA05 | LOW | MOD | N | N | N | N | N | LOW | OUT | 300 | Y | ||
| WA06 | LOW | MOD | N | N | N | N | N | LOW | OUT | 600 | Y | ||
| WA07 | LOW | MOD | N | N | N | N | N | LOW | OUT | 300 | N |
| Sample | Material Type | Sample Method | Comments |
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| MMVD10H | WA | COMP | MIX OF WASTE ROCK AND TAILINGS |
| Type | Latitude | Longitude | UTM_N | UTM_E | UTM_Z | Size Open Length | Size Open Width | Elevation | Elevation Units |
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| A04 | 100 ft + | 5 ft | |||||||
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| H01 | 10 ft | 30 ft | |||||||
| S01 | 20 ft | 8 ft |
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Investigator: R. MARVIN Date: 6/28/1995 Photos Available?: Y Access: IR Nearest Wetlands/Bog: 3 Drainage Basin: McMANUS GULCH Water Contact Stream: Y Nearest Surface Water Intake: Number of Surface Water Intake(s) observed within 15 miles downstream: Uses of Surface Water Intake(s) observed within 15 miles downstream: STOCK/IRRIGATION Nearest Wells (miles): 0.5 Number of Wells within 4 miles: 5 Uses of Wells within 4 miles: DOMESTIC Nearest Dwelling (miles): 0.5 Number of Months Occupied: 6 Number of Houses within 2 miles: Recreational Usage on Site: H Nearest Recreational Area (miles): 0.5 Name or Type of Recreational Area: GARNET GHOST TOWN Safety Risk from Open Adit/Shaft: Y Safety Risk from Highwall or Unstable Slopes: Safety Risk from Unstable Structures: Y 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: 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: 6 Population within 2-3 miles: 3 Population within 3-4 miles: 3 Public Interest: H |
End of report. Retrieved 5/3/2024 10:18:43 AM.
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