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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| JF002571 | LEADVILLE MINE | BOULDER MTNS | JEFFERSON |
| MRDS | AMLI | MILS | Latitude | Longitude | Datum |
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| 300430209 | 46.3147 | -112.5422 |
| Township | Range | Section | QSection | UTM Northing | UTM Easting | UTM Zone | UTM Datum |
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| 07N | 08W | 36 | DBDA |
| Average Elevation | Elev Units | Land Owner | 250K Quad | 100K Quad | 24K Quad |
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| F | NF | BUTTE | BUTTE NORTH | SUGARLOAF MOUNTAIN |
| Property Type | Update Date | Who Updated |
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| LODE | 3/28/1995 | JMZ |
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GOLD LEAD SILVER |
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Agency: NF Region District: R1 Ranger District: JEFFERSON Forest Service Tract: Watershed Code: Forest or Resource Area: DEERLODGE Owner: N Impact: Report: Leadville The Leadville area, actually a group of several mines, has been extensively described because it is included in the Electric Peak Wilderness Study Area. The area, underlain by andesitic Elkhorn Mountains Volcanics, contains three parallel, mineralized, east-trending shear zones (U.S. Bureau of Mines, 1988). Veins from .5 to 12 feet thick of brecciated quartz, tourmaline, pyrite, galena, chalcopyrite, sphalerite, and arsenopyrite, occur within the shears over strike distances of up to 1400 feet. There are 47 workings in the area, including 5 adits and 12 shafts. The USBM (1988) identified 10,000 tons of indicated and inferred subeconomic (underground mining required) resources with an average grade of .32 oz/ton gold, 16.42 oz/ton silver, 19.65% copper, .13% lead, .68% zinc, and .15% antimony. Production from the Leadville Mine has been less than 100 tons containing 50% lead, 20 oz/ton silver, and $6 in gold (Pardee and Schrader, 1933). Two adits and 2 flooded shafts remain open. A discharge issues from a caved adit that appears to be an unmineralized crosscut. |
| Type | Condition | Ground Water | Photos Available? | Photo Numbers | Ownership | Comments |
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| A01 | COLP | NO | Y | 4-11 | NF | |
| A02 | COLP | FLOW | Y | 4-18 | NF | WATER SAMPLE # RLVS10L |
| A03 | PART | NO | Y | 4-19 | NF | |
| A04 | INTACT | NO | Y | 4-21 | NF | |
| S01 | PART | STAND | Y | 4-12 | NF | WATER SAMPLE # RLVG10H |
| S02 | PART | STAND | Y | 4-16 | NF | WATER SAMPLE RLVS30M |
| S03 | PART | STAND | Y | 4-27 | NF | WATER SAMPLE RLVS60L |
| 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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| RLVG10H | OEB | 6 | 60 | 8/18/1993 | 0 | GPM | SHAFT | VG | Y | N | N | N | N | NA | NO | Y | 4-12 | To be collected from standing water in shafts. | |||
| RLVS10L | OEB | 6.76 | 81 | 8/18/1993 | 1.32 | GPM | BUCKET | ADIT | Y | N | N | N | N | NA | MOD | Y | 4-23 | ||||
| RLVS20L | OEB | 5.95 | 28.6 | 8/18/1993 | 7.5 | GPM | BUCKET | STREAM | N | N | N | N | N | UP | UNNAMED STREAM | NO | Y | 4-22 | |||
| RLVS30M | OEB | 5.95 | 32.2 | 8/18/1993 | 0 | GPM | SHAFT | VG | Y | N | N | N | N | NA | NO | Y | 4-16 | To be collected from standing water in shafts. | |||
| RLVS40L | OEB | 6.3 | 30.7 | 8/18/1993 | 1.2 | GPM | BUCKET | STREAM | N | N | N | N | N | DOWN | UNNAMED STREAM | NO | Y | 4-26 | |||
| RLVS50L | OEB | 6.35 | 33.2 | 8/18/1993 | 8.6 | GPM | BUCKET | WASTE | N | N | N | N | N | NA | NO | Y | 4-25 | ||||
| RLVS60L | OEB | 5.96 | 24.4 | 8/18/1993 | 0 | SHAFT | VG | Y | N | N | N | N | NA | NO | Y | 4-27 | To be collected from standing water in shafts. | ||||
| SBW01 | RKM | 6.3 | 40 | 7/30/1993 | 0 | ESTIMATE | WASTE | VG | Y | Y | N | N | N | NA | NO | Y | 4-15 | SBW01 stands for seep below W-1; no sample just field parameters. See form. |
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Mill Tailings: N Adit Discharge: Y Metal Leaching: Y Water Erosion: N Residence: N Hazardous Materials: N Open Adit: Y Visit: Y Comments: MBMG: JEFF LONN; 1992 |
| Type | Number | Condition | Photos Available | Photo Numbers | Comments |
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| CA01 | 2 | P | Y | 4-29, 4-30 | |
| MI01 | 1 | B | Y | 4-32 |
| Type | Wind Erosion | Veg | Rill | Gully | Seep | Pond | Breach | None | Stability | Floodplain | Dist Stream | Photos Available? | Photo Numbers |
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| WA01 | HIGH | SPARSE | N | N | Y | N | N | LIKE | NEAR | 50 | Y | ||
| WA02 | MOD | SPARSE | N | N | Y | N | N | LOW | NEAR | 20 | Y | ||
| WA03 | MOD | SPARSE | N | N | Y | N | N | LOW | NEAR | 5 | Y | ||
| WA04 | HIGH | SPARSE | N | N | N | N | N | LIKE | OUT | 300 | Y | ||
| WA05 | MOD | SPARSE | N | N | N | N | N | LIKE | OUT | 200 | Y | ||
| WA06 | HIGH | SPARSE | N | N | N | N | N | LIKE | OUT | 300 | Y |
| Type | Latitude | Longitude | UTM_N | UTM_E | UTM_Z | Size Open Length | Size Open Width | Elevation | Elevation Units |
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| A01 | 5' | ||||||||
| A02 | 5' | ||||||||
| A03 | UNK | 5' | |||||||
| A04 | UNKNOWN | 3' X 5' | |||||||
| S01 | 15' ? | 8' | |||||||
| S02 | 5' | 4' X 4' | |||||||
| S03 | 5' | 10' X 10' |
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Investigator: R. MARVIN Date: 7/30/1993 Photos Available?: Y Access: TR Nearest Wetlands/Bog: 1 Drainage Basin: ROCK CREEK Water Contact Stream: N 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: DOMESTIC; CAMPGROUND Nearest Dwelling (miles): 10 Number of Months Occupied: 12 Number of Houses within 2 miles: 0 Recreational Usage on Site: M Nearest Recreational Area (miles): 6 Name or Type of Recreational Area: FOREST SERVICE 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: WETLANDS 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: L |
End of report. Retrieved 5/3/2024 12:24:58 PM.
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