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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| JF004826 | MORNING MINE | BASIN | JEFFERSON |
| MRDS | AMLI | MILS | Latitude | Longitude | Datum |
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| 22-076 | 300430129 | 46.365 | -112.2706 |
| Township | Range | Section | QSection | UTM Northing | UTM Easting | UTM Zone | UTM Datum |
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| 07N | 05W | 18 | ABAD |
| Average Elevation | Elev Units | Land Owner | 250K Quad | 100K Quad | 24K Quad |
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| F | BUTTE | BUTTE NORTH | BASIN |
| Property Type | Update Date | Who Updated |
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| LODE | 3/27/1995 | JDL |
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COPPER LEAD ZINC |
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Agency: NF Region District: R1 Ranger District: JEFFERSON Forest Service Tract: Watershed Code: 10020006 Forest or Resource Area: DEERLODGE Owner: P Impact: L Report: Morning Ruppel (1963) describes the Morning Mine in some detail. The site consists of three adits that crosscut to the vein, 2 shafts up to 40 feet deep, one inclined shaft, and numerous pits and bulldozer cuts. Workings probably total about 1,000 feet in length. The Morning vein is up to 5 feet wide and is within a 10 to 30 foot wide, N70W 70NE shear zone in altered quartz monzonite. Vein minerals include quartz, tourmaline, galena, sphalerite, chalcopyrite, tetrahedrite, covellite, and cerussite. The secondarily enriched "carbonate" ore averaged .3 oz/ton gold, 8-10 oz/ton silver, and 2-6% lead. Sulfide ore averaged .2 oz/ton gold, 1-4 oz/ton silver, and 1-2% zinc. Our own sulfide vein sample ran .120 oz/ton gold, 19.1 oz/ton silver, .59% copper, 5.72% lead, 2.19% zinc. Production figures from 1939-1957, the main period of operation, are 314 tons of ore relinquishing 85 oz of gold, 2,691 oz silver, 1,140 lbs of copper, 23,340 lbs of lead, and 6,040 lbs of zinc. Today, all workings are caved, and a discharge issues from the main adit. The dump connected with this adit contains roughly 1,300 tons of iron stained quartz monzonite and clays. A composite sample yielded .034 oz/ton gold, 1.98 oz/ton silver, .075% copper, .78% lead, and .068% zinc. ......water...... This adit and dump are on Forest Service lands. |
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Sample Id: JMJS-1 Material Type: Sample Method: COMP Comments: QTZ-PY-SPH-GAL VEIN. |
| 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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| BMOS10M | JCF | 6.31 | 74.3 | 6/25/1993 | 13.34 | GPM | BUCK | ADIT | Y | N | N | N | N | NO | N | ||||||
| BMOS20M | JCF | 6.31 | 89.7 | 6/25/1992 | 15 | GPM | BUCK | ADIT | Y | N | N | N | N | NO | N | ||||||
| BNAS10H | OEB | 3.14 | 629.9 | 6/25/1992 | 1.5 | GPM | BUCK | DOWN | N | ||||||||||||
| BNAS20H | DS | 6.56 | 42.7 | 6/25/1992 | 3.7 | GPM | BUCK | UP | N | ||||||||||||
| BNAS30H | OEB | 3.7 | 646.1 | 6/25/1992 | 3 | GPM | BUCK | DOWN | N | ||||||||||||
| BNAS40H | JCF | 3.92 | 119.3 | 6/25/1992 | 0 | BAILER | SHAFT | N |
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Mill Tailings: N Adit Discharge: Y Metal Leaching: Y Water Erosion: N Residence: N Hazardous Materials: N Open Adit: N Visit: Y Comments: LONN; 6/92 |
| Type | Number | Condition | Photos Available | Photo Numbers | Comments |
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| CA01 | 1 | P | N |
| Type | Wind Erosion | Veg | Rill | Gully | Seep | Pond | Breach | None | Stability | Floodplain | Dist Stream | Photos Available? | Photo Numbers |
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| WA01 | LOW | SPARSE | Y | Y | Y | N | N | LOW | OUT | 500 | Y | ||
| WA02 | LOW | SPARSE | Y | Y | Y | N | N | LOW | OUT | 400 | Y |
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Investigator: JMETESH Date: 6/23/1992 Photos Available?: Access: 4W Nearest Wetlands/Bog: 1 Drainage Basin: JACK CREEK Water Contact Stream: Nearest Surface Water Intake: 4 Number of Surface Water Intake(s) observed within 15 miles downstream: 10 Uses of Surface Water Intake(s) observed within 15 miles downstream: DOMESTIC Nearest Wells (miles): 4 Number of Wells within 4 miles: 0 Uses of Wells within 4 miles: DOMESTIC Nearest Dwelling (miles): 4 Number of Months Occupied: 0 Number of Houses within 2 miles: 0 Recreational Usage on Site: L Nearest Recreational Area (miles): 4 Name or Type of Recreational Area: Safety Risk from Open Adit/Shaft: Safety Risk from Highwall or Unstable Slopes: Safety Risk from Unstable Structures: Y Safety Risk from Chemicals: Safety Risk from Solid Waste (includes sharp rusted items): 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: 4 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 8:31:42 PM.
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