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

Sites Table
AIM Id Name Alternate Name District County
JF005311 MONTREAL STAR MINE MONTREAL STAR LOWLAND JEFFERSON
MRDS AMLI MILS Latitude Longitude Datum
22-117 46.1219 -112.46
Township Range Section QSection UTM Northing UTM Easting UTM Zone UTM Datum
04N 07W 3 CDBC
Average Elevation Elev Units Land Owner 250K Quad 100K Quad 24K Quad
6680 F NF BUTTE BUTTE NORTH ELK PARK PASS
Property Type Update Date Who Updated
PLACER/LODE 3/20/1995 JMZ
Agency Info Table
Information
Agency: NF
Region District: R1
Ranger District: BUTTE
Forest Service Tract:
Watershed Code: 10020006
Forest or Resource Area: DEERLODGE
Owner: N
Impact:
Report: Montreal Star The Montreal Star was reclaimed in 1994. Openings were covered and buildings torn down. Unpublished maps in MBMG files show that workings consisted of a 112 foot shaft with a 100 foot drift, and a portal with 600 feet of associated tunnels. The orebody consisted of a five-foot wide, N65E 5 SE vein, as well as several thinner east-west veins (Roby and others, 1960). It is hosted by granodiorite and aplite of the Boulder Batholith, and the vein has been cut by a fault on one end that places plutonic rock in contact with Lowland Creek rhyolite. Vein minerals include quartz, pyrite, pyrrhotite, tourmaline, arsenopyrite, chalcopyrite, and bismuthinite. Assay values from 13 samples ranged from .005 to .03 ounces per ton gold, .30 to 14.18 ounces per ton silver, .2 to 3.43% copper, up to 4.6% lead, and a trace to .04% bismuth (MBMG files).
Contamination Table
Type Of Contamination Estimated Quantity Cond Container Comments
LD01 7/GAL F PCE DRUM- 55GAL- 1/8 FULL
Mines Table
Type Condition Ground Water Photos Available? Photo Numbers Ownership Comments
A01 COLP NO Y 3-31 NF
A02 COLP INTER Y 3-21 NF
P01 INTACT NO Y 3-15 NF P01 -P06 ARE GROUPED TOGETHER ON DATA SHEET
P02 INTACT NO Y 3-30 NF
P03 INTACT NO Y 3-33 NF
P04 INTACT NO Y 3-34 NF
P05 INTACT NO Y 3-35 NF
P06 INTACT NO Y 3-36 NF
P07 INTACT STAND Y 3-16, 3-17, 3-18, 4-10 NF
P08 INTACT STAND Y 3-19, 3-20, 4-9, 4-8 NF
P09 INTACT INTER Y 3-22 NF
S01 INTACT STAND Y 4-2 NF
Sample Table
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
LMSS10M A.B 6.4 113.2 8/17/1993 1.87 GPM METER SWOF N N N N N UP NO Y 3-27; 4-3
LMSS20M O.B 6.6 132.4 8/17/1993 2.03 GPM METER SWOF N N N N N DOWN NO Y 43-28; 4-4
LMSS30H O.B 4.3 1318.5 8/17/1993 0.8 GPM BUCKET STREAM NO Y N N N N DOWN UNNAMED NO Y 3-26; 4-5 SPRING AT FOOT OF HILL BELOW TAILINGS PHOTOS 3-26 AND 4-5
LMSS40H A.B 3.71 1014.7 8/17/1993 0 POND VG Y N N Y N NO Y 4-8 PHOTO 4-8
LMSS50H A.B 8.55 296.2 8/17/1993 0 POND NO N N N N N NO Y 4-10 PHOTOS 4-10
Screening Criteria Table
Information
Mill Tailings: N
Adit Discharge: Y
Metal Leaching: N
Water Erosion: N
Residence: N
Hazardous Materials: N
Open Adit: Y
Visit: Y
Comments: VISITED BY MBMG GEOLOGIST JEFF LONN; 1992. SITE WAS RECLAIMED BY USFS AND DSL? DURING FALL; 1993.
Solids Table
Sample Id Source Date Sampler Sample Type L Transect Soil Interval Indicator of contamination Path Veg Color Salt Photos Available? Photo Numbers
LMSD10H WA 8/17/1994 OEB COMP V Y
Structures Table
Type Number Condition Photos Available Photo Numbers Comments
MI01 1 F Y 3-12 SOIL STAINING OUTSIDE BLDG.
Waste Table
Type Wind Erosion Veg Rill Gully Seep Pond Breach None Stability Floodplain Dist Stream Photos Available? Photo Numbers
WA01 HIGH BARREN N N N N N LIKE OUT Y
WA02 MOD SPARSE N N N N N LOW OUT Y
WA03 MOD SPARSE N N N N N LOW OUT Y
WA04 MOD MOD N N N N N LOW OUT Y
WA05 MOD MOD N N N N N LOW OUT Y
WA06 HIGH SPARSE N N Y N N LIKE OUT Y
WA07 MOD MOD N N N N N LOW OUT Y
M-Mines Table
Type Latitude Longitude UTM_N UTM_E UTM_Z Size Open Length Size Open Width Elevation Elevation Units
A01 40 ' 5 '
A02 100 ' + 15 '
P01 5 ' 10 ' X 10 '
P02 5 ' 10 ' X 10 '
P03 5 ' 10 ' X 10 '
P04 5 ' 10 ' X10 '
P05 5 ' 10 ' X 10 '
P06 5 ' 10 ' X 10 '
P07 140 ' 15 '
P08 180 ' 15 '
P09 100 ' 15 '
S01 15 ' 4 ' X 8 '
Rank Table
Information
Investigator: R.MARVIN
Date: 7/28/1993
Photos Available?:
Access: IR
Nearest Wetlands/Bog: 2
Drainage Basin: LOWLAND CREEK
Water Contact Stream:
Nearest Surface Water Intake: 2
Number of Surface Water Intake(s) observed within 15 miles downstream: 2
Uses of Surface Water Intake(s) observed within 15 miles downstream: RECREATION
Nearest Wells (miles): 0.4
Number of Wells within 4 miles:
Uses of Wells within 4 miles: DRINKING WATER
Nearest Dwelling (miles): 0.4
Number of Months Occupied: 12
Number of Houses within 2 miles: 6
Recreational Usage on Site: H
Nearest Recreational Area (miles): 2
Name or Type of Recreational Area: MANEY LAKE
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: Y
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: 8
Population within 0.25-0.5 miles: 36
Population within 0.5-1 miles: 0
Population within 1-2 miles: 2
Population within 2-3 miles: 2
Population within 3-4 miles: 9
Public Interest: H
Soil Chemistry Table
Sample Id Lab Id Description Project Comments
LMSD10H 94S0047 MONTREAL STAR MINE DLFORST

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