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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JF004936 | MORNING GLORY | BASIN | JEFFERSON |
MRDS | AMLI | MILS | Latitude | Longitude | Datum |
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22-077 | 300430108 | 46.3178 | -112.2436 |
Township | Range | Section | QSection | UTM Northing | UTM Easting | UTM Zone | UTM Datum |
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07N | 05W | 33 | BCCB |
Average Elevation | Elev Units | Land Owner | 250K Quad | 100K Quad | 24K Quad |
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F | BUTTE | BUTTE NORTH | MOUNT THOMPSON |
Property Type | Update Date | Who Updated |
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LODE | 3/26/1995 | JDL |
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GOLD LEAD SILVER |
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Agency: NF Region District: R1 Ranger District: JEFFERSON Forest Service Tract: Watershed Code: 10020006 Forest or Resource Area: DEERLODGE Owner: N Impact: Report: Morning Glory The Morning Glory is near the western end of the highly productive Comet-Gray Eagle shear zone. Although alteration products are primary kaolinite and siderite rather than quartz, sericite, and pyrite, suggesting a low grade vein (Pinckney, 1965), the Morning Glory was quite productive. From 1920-1957, the mine produced 19,231 tons of ore yielding 2,484 oz Au, 268,054 oz Ag, 4,138 lbs Cu, 83,140 lbs Pb, and 7,793 lbs Zn. Four parallel N62W 80-84NE veins with ore shoots up to 100 feet long and 5 feet wide occupy an east-west shear zone (Roby and others, 1960; Becraft and others, 1963). The veins contain quartz, chalcedony, galena, sphalerite, siderite, and calcite. The abundant carbonates were associated with low metal values, while the ore was composed of plentiful galena and sphalerite (Becraft and others, 1963). The large mine dumps representing thousands of feet of workings through 3 caved adits and 1 caved shaft are composed entirely of unaltered quartz monzonite and quartz monzonite with kaolinite and siderite alteration products. Because of this benign mineralogy, even though they impinge on Cataract Creek the dumps do not appear to contribute to the degradation of the creek. During the 1930's (Roby and others, 1960), a flotation mill operated at the site. Today there are approximately 6,000 tons of tailings on the banks of Cataract Creek with high silver values (JJMG-1) of 1.64 oz/ton and low base metal values (see map). Radiation is also slightly anomalous. |
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Sample Id: JJMG-1 Material Type: MI Sample Method: COMP Comments: SULFIDE-BEARING SANDS AND CLAYS. |
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Mill Tailings: Y Adit Discharge: N Metal Leaching: N Water Erosion: Y Residence: N Hazardous Materials: N Open Adit: N Visit: Y Comments: |
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Investigator: J. LONN Date: 6/30/1992 Photos Available?: Access: Nearest Wetlands/Bog: Drainage Basin: Water Contact Stream: 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: OTHERNN Nearest Dwelling (miles): Number of Months Occupied: Number of Houses within 2 miles: Recreational Usage on Site: Nearest Recreational Area (miles): Name or Type of Recreational Area: Safety Risk from Open Adit/Shaft: Safety Risk from Highwall or Unstable Slopes: Safety Risk from Unstable Structures: 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: Population within 0.25-0.5 miles: Population within 0.5-1 miles: Population within 1-2 miles: Population within 2-3 miles: Population within 3-4 miles: Public Interest: |
End of report. Retrieved 5/3/2024 7:26:36 PM.
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