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

Sites Table
AIM Id Name Alternate Name District County
GR007745 MILLER'S MINE / MILLER MINE MILLER'S PROSPECT FROGPOND GRANITE
MRDS AMLI MILS Latitude Longitude Datum
20-176 46.0303 -113.6803
Township Range Section QSection UTM Northing UTM Easting UTM Zone UTM Datum
03N 17W 11 BAAC
Average Elevation Elev Units Land Owner 250K Quad 100K Quad 24K Quad
7400 F BUTTE PHILIPSBURG WHETSTONE RIDGE
Property Type Update Date Who Updated
LODE 3/20/1995 JMZ
Agency Info Table
Information
Agency: NF
Region District: R1
Ranger District: PHILIPSBURG
Forest Service Tract:
Watershed Code: 17010202056
Forest or Resource Area: DEERLODGE
Owner: M
Impact: V
Report: Miller's Mine Miller's Mine is the largest and most productive mine of the Frogpond District. Bannister and others (1983) provide a detailed desciption of the property which is summarized here. Workings follow two veins that strike N63-77E and dip steeply north in quartz monzonite. The veins are from 1 inch to 9 feet wide and contain quartz, pyrite, galena, sphalerite, arsenopyrite, and copper sulfides. Ore was mined from shoots with good downdip continuity. Between 1929 and 1937, 1269 tons of ore were mined from which 817 oz of gold, 4145 oz of silver, 2177 lbs of copper, 76,436 lbs of lead, and 22,397 lbs of zinc were recovered. There are an estimated 100,000 tons of reserves remaining at an unspecified grade. Dump material also constitute a resource, with the main dump of vein and altered (to quartz, sericite, and pyrite) quartz monzonite containing 6200 tons at .054 oz/ton gold, .37 oz/ton silver, and .56% lead. Workings are all caved and flooded, and include a 450-foot shaft with 2 levels and 785 feet of drifts, an adit, and an 18 foot shaft. The adit discharges water which precipitates iron hydroxides. The associated dumps contain at least 10% pyrite and generate runoff which contaminates a large area of soil downhill.
Mines Table
Type Condition Ground Water Photos Available? Photo Numbers Ownership Comments
S01 COLP FLOW Y 6-21 PRV
S02 INTACT STAND Y 6-24, 25 PRV
S03 PART NO Y 6-30 PRV
S04 COLP FLOW Y 6-33 PRV
Sample Table
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
LMIS10H JRB 5.76 229.8 9/8/1993 0.35 GPM BUCKET WASTE Y Y N N N NA MO Y 6-35 LMIS10H: COLLECTED ON NFS PROPERTY APPROX. 200 ft FROM SEEP ORIGIN AT TOE OF W-2
LMIS20L JRB 6.56 31.2 9/8/1993 2.6 GPM BUCKET STREAM Y N N N N N UP UNNAMED TRIB NO Y 6-36 UNNAMED TRIB. 1
LMIS30L JRB 7.22 39.6 9/8/1993 6 GPM BUCKET STREAM Y N N N N N DOWN UNNAMED TRIB NO Y 7-4 UNNAMED TRIB. 1
LMIS40L JRB 6.41 28.4 9/8/1993 1.2 GPM BUCKET STREAM Y N N N N N UP UNNAMED TRIB NO Y 7-3 UNNAMED TRIB. 2
LMIS50L JRB 6.57 25 9/8/1993 10 GPM BUCKET STREAM Y N N N N N DOWN UNNAMED TRIB NO Y 7-1 UNNAMED TRIB. 2
Screening Criteria Table
Information
Mill Tailings: N
Adit Discharge: Y
Metal Leaching: Y
Water Erosion: Y
Residence: Y
Hazardous Materials: N
Open Adit: Y
Visit: Y
Comments: LONN; 9/92
Solids Table
Sample Id Source Date Sampler Sample Type L Transect Soil Interval Indicator of contamination Path Veg Color Salt Photos Available? Photo Numbers
LMID10H WA 9/8/1993 JRB COMP 100 FT 0-6", 10' INTERVALS N Y Y Y N Y
Structures Table
Type Number Condition Photos Available Photo Numbers Comments
CA01 2 G Y 7-5, 7-7 ALL BUILDINGS ON PRIVATE LAND.
CA02 2 P Y 7-6, 7-8 ALL BUILDINGS ON PRV LAND
FL01 1 F Y 6-28
MI01 1 P Y 6-26
Waste Table
Type Wind Erosion Veg Rill Gully Seep Pond Breach None Stability Floodplain Dist Stream Photos Available? Photo Numbers
WA01 MOD BARREN Y N N N N N LOW OUT 800 Y
WA02 MOD BARREN Y N Y N N N LOW OUT 400 Y
M-Mines Table
Type Latitude Longitude UTM_N UTM_E UTM_Z Size Open Length Size Open Width Elevation Elevation Units
S01 UNKNOWN 5 ft.
S02 UNKNOWN 7 ft.
S03 UNKNOWN 4 ft.
S04 UNKNOWN 5 ft.
Rank Table
Information
Investigator: R.MARVIN
Date: 8/20/1993
Photos Available?: Y
Access: 4W
Nearest Wetlands/Bog: 1
Drainage Basin: LUTZ CREEK
Water Contact Stream: Y
Nearest Surface Water Intake: 8
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): 1.5
Number of Wells within 4 miles: 2
Uses of Wells within 4 miles: DOMESTIC
Nearest Dwelling (miles): 0.1
Number of Months Occupied: 2
Number of Houses within 2 miles: 2
Recreational Usage on Site: M
Nearest Recreational Area (miles): 7
Name or Type of Recreational Area: COPPER CREEK CAMPGROUND
Safety Risk from Open Adit/Shaft: Y
Safety Risk from Highwall or Unstable Slopes: Y
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: 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
Soil Chemistry Table
Sample Id Lab Id Description Project Comments
LMID10H 94S0059 MILLER'S MINE DLFORST

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