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

Sites Table
AIM Id Name Alternate Name District County
JF002655 BASIN BELLE BASIN JEFFERSON
MRDS AMLI MILS Latitude Longitude Datum
300430181 46.2869 -112.2828
Township Range Section QSection UTM Northing UTM Easting UTM Zone UTM Datum
06N 05W 7 CBAA 5126477 401375 12
Average Elevation Elev Units Land Owner 250K Quad 100K Quad 24K Quad
F BUTTE BUTTE NORTH BASIN
Property Type Update Date Who Updated
LODE 3/26/1995 JMC
Commodities Table
Commodities Identified
COPPER
GOLD
LEAD
SILVER
ZINC
Agency Info Table
Information
Agency: NF
Region District: R1
Ranger District: JEFFERSON
Forest Service Tract:
Watershed Code: 10020006
Forest or Resource Area: DEERLODGE
Owner: P
Impact: L
Report: Basin Bell Roby and others (1960) provide the only reference to the property. The mine consists of two caved dry adits on private land with about 1,000 feet of total workings. Veins are composed of quartz, pyrite, galena, and sphalerite, and produced 107 tons of ore yielding 3.52 oz gold, 1,045 oz silver, 7,467 lbs copper, and 11,867 lbs lead. Wallrock is quartz monzonite altered to kaolinite and pyrite; this comprises most of the estimated 2,000 tons of dump material. Basin Creek is actively eroding this dump. A composite sample (JJBB-1) of this material carried 0.016 oz/ton gold, 1.02 oz/ton silver, 0.32% copper, 0.59% lead, and 0.12% zinc, so there are plenty of metals available. ......h2o results....
Assay Table
Information
Sample Id: JJBB-3
Material Type: WA
Sample Method: COMP
Comments:
Mines Table
Type Condition Ground Water Photos Available? Photo Numbers Ownership Comments
A01 NO PRV
A02 NO PRV
Screening Criteria Table
Information
Mill Tailings: N
Adit Discharge: N
Metal Leaching: N
Water Erosion: Y
Residence: N
Hazardous Materials: N
Open Adit: N
Visit: Y
Comments: LONN; 6/92
Solids Table
Sample Id Source Date Sampler Sample Type L Transect Soil Interval Indicator of contamination Path Veg Color Salt Photos Available? Photo Numbers
BBBW10H WA OEB COMP 0-6" N Y Y N
Waste Table
Type Wind Erosion Veg Rill Gully Seep Pond Breach None Stability Floodplain Dist Stream Photos Available? Photo Numbers
WA01 BARREN LIKE IN
M-Mines Table
Type Latitude Longitude UTM_N UTM_E UTM_Z Size Open Length Size Open Width Elevation Elevation Units
A01
A02
Rank Table
Information
Investigator: J. MADISON
Date:
Photos Available?:
Access: NT
Nearest Wetlands/Bog:
Drainage Basin: BASIN
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:
Nearest Wells (miles):
Number of Wells within 4 miles:
Uses of Wells within 4 miles:
Nearest Dwelling (miles):
Number of Months Occupied:
Number of Houses within 2 miles:
Recreational Usage on Site:
Nearest Recreational Area (miles):
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Safety Risk from Open Adit/Shaft: Y
Safety Risk from Highwall or Unstable Slopes:
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Safety Risk from Solid Waste (includes sharp rusted items):
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Sensitive Environments within 2 miles of Site or 15 miles Downstream:
Population within 0-0.25 miles:
Population within 0.25-0.5 miles:
Population within 0.5-1 miles:
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Public Interest:
Soil Chemistry Table
Sample Id Lab Id Description Project Comments
BBBW10H 92S0428 BASIN BELLE DLFORST

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