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

Sites Table
AIM Id Name Alternate Name District County
JF002163 MANHATTAN BASIN JEFFERSON
MRDS AMLI MILS Latitude Longitude Datum
300430266 46.2978 -112.2333
Township Range Section QSection UTM Northing UTM Easting UTM Zone UTM Datum
06N 05W 4 DCBB 5127649 405353 12
Average Elevation Elev Units Land Owner 250K Quad 100K Quad 24K Quad
F BUTTE BUTTE NORTH MOUNT THOMPSON
Property Type Update Date Who Updated
LODE 3/26/1995 JDL
Commodities Table
Commodities Identified
COPPER
LEAD
Agency Info Table
Information
Agency: NF
Region District: R1
Ranger District: JEFFERSON
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Watershed Code: 10020006
Forest or Resource Area: DEERLODGE
Owner: P
Impact: L
Report: Manhattan The Manhattan includes some reclaimed workings along the same structure as the Minneapolis. Becraft and others (1963) include an underground map showing several hundred feet of workings along 2 parallel veins of quartz, galena, sphalerite, pyrite, and malachite. The lower adits has a small discharge, but it affects only private and BLM land.
Screening Criteria Table
Information
Mill Tailings: N
Adit Discharge: N
Metal Leaching: N
Water Erosion: N
Residence: N
Hazardous Materials: N
Open Adit: N
Visit: Y
Comments: ADIT DISCHARGE FROM LOWER WORKING AFFECTS ONLY PRIVATE AND BLM LANDS
Rank Table
Information
Investigator: J. LONN
Date: 7/30/1992
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End of report. Retrieved 5/3/2024 7:01:14 PM.

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