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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| GR007801 | OLD DOMINION MINE | OLD DOMINION MINE AND MILL | MOOSE LAKE | GRANITE |
| MRDS | AMLI | MILS | Latitude | Longitude | Datum |
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| 20-180 | 46.0486 | -113.5244 |
| Township | Range | Section | QSection | UTM Northing | UTM Easting | UTM Zone | UTM Datum |
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| 04N | 16W | 36 | DDDC |
| Average Elevation | Elev Units | Land Owner | 250K Quad | 100K Quad | 24K Quad |
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| 6120 | F | BUTTE | PHILIPSBURG | MOOSE LAKE |
| Property Type | Update Date | Who Updated |
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| LODE/MILL | 3/23/1995 | JMZ |
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Agency: NF Region District: R1 Ranger District: PHILIPSBURG Forest Service Tract: Watershed Code: 17010202 Forest or Resource Area: DEERLODGE Owner: P Impact: L Report: Old Dominion The Old Dominion Mine was studied in detail by Lofholm (1985) as part of a gold exploration program. He includes a 1:6000 scale map of the area. The Bonner quartzite host rock has been brecciated and sheared by two small thrust faults with a N30W strike and SW dip. Stockworks of thin quartz-tourmaline-pyrite-gold-minor fluorite veins were localized by these zones, which are 16-100 feet thick. The zone is contained within a 2,500 by 1,500 foot wedge-shaped zone. Alteration is slight because the host is quartzite. The nearest exposed igneous rock is diorite at the M & T Mine 1.5 miles away. Apparently, samples of ore from the dumps commonly ran better than .3 oz/ton gold, and occassionally contained more than 1 oz/ton Au. Our own sample of slightly silicified, gossanous quartzite breccia assumed to be ore taken by this study contained only <.006 oz/ton Au, .20 oz/ton Ag, .013% copper, .005% lead, and .009% zinc. Today all workings are caved, but there are at least two adits with 800 feet of workings (W.M.H. Woodward, 1935, unpublished information, MBMG files), and numerous prospect pits. A cyanide mill operated at the site for a year or two in the 1930's (Lofholm, 1985). Tailings from the mill were disposed of in a marsh in a closed depression (a kettle in the glacial drift) on private land. They may affect groundwater, but appear to be comprised only of quartz sand, with no sulfides evident. |
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Sample Id: JGOD-1 Material Type: Sample Method: Comments: |
| Type | Condition | Ground Water | Photos Available? | Photo Numbers | Ownership | Comments |
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| A01 | COLP | NO | Y | 5-21 | PRV | |
| A02 | COLP | NO | N | PRV | ||
| S01 | INTACT | Y | 5-23 | 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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| MODS10H | RKM | 6.8 | 233 | 8/19/1993 | 0 | GPM | ESTIMATE | POND | NO | Y | N | N | N | N | NO | Y | 5-26; 5-27 | PHOTOS 5-26 AND 5-27 |
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Mill Tailings: Y Adit Discharge: N Metal Leaching: N Water Erosion: N Residence: Y Hazardous Materials: N Open Adit: Y Visit: Y Comments: LONN; 9/92 |
| Type | Number | Condition | Photos Available | Photo Numbers | Comments |
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| CA01 | 4 | P | Y | 5-28 | |
| MI01 | 1 | P | Y | 5-22, 5-24 | |
| MI02 | 2 | P | Y | 5-20, 5-25 | |
| ST01 | 1 | P | Y | 5-29 |
| Type | Wind Erosion | Veg | Rill | Gully | Seep | Pond | Breach | None | Stability | Floodplain | Dist Stream | Photos Available? | Photo Numbers |
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| MI01 | MOD | DENSE | N | N | N | Y | N | LOW | NEAR | 2000 | Y |
| Type | Latitude | Longitude | UTM_N | UTM_E | UTM_Z | Size Open Length | Size Open Width | Elevation | Elevation Units |
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| A01 | NA | NA | |||||||
| A02 | NA | NA | |||||||
| S01 | UNK | 4 ' |
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Investigator: R. MARVIN Date: 8/19/1993 Photos Available?: N Access: IR Nearest Wetlands/Bog: 1 Drainage Basin: ROCK CREEK 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: RECREATION; IRRIGATION; STOCK Nearest Wells (miles): 0.1 Number of Wells within 4 miles: 15 Uses of Wells within 4 miles: DOMESTIC Nearest Dwelling (miles): 0.1 Number of Months Occupied: 12 Number of Houses within 2 miles: 14 Recreational Usage on Site: H Nearest Recreational Area (miles): 0.2 Name or Type of Recreational Area: MOOSE LAKE PICNIC AREA Safety Risk from Open Adit/Shaft: Y Safety Risk from Highwall or Unstable Slopes: Y Safety Risk from Unstable Structures: Safety Risk from Chemicals: Y Safety Risk from Solid Waste (includes sharp rusted items): Safety Risk from Explosives: Y Sensitive Environments within 2 miles of Site or 15 miles Downstream: ROCK CREEK Population within 0-0.25 miles: 3 Population within 0.25-0.5 miles: 0 Population within 0.5-1 miles: 27 Population within 1-2 miles: 9 Population within 2-3 miles: 3 Population within 3-4 miles: 3 Public Interest: M |
End of report. Retrieved 4/30/2024 8:01:31 AM.
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