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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JF007724 | LOWER HATTIE FERGUSON | BASIN | JEFFERSON |
| MRDS | AMLI | MILS | Latitude | Longitude | Datum |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 46.3314 | -112.2375 |
| Township | Range | Section | QSection | UTM Northing | UTM Easting | UTM Zone | UTM Datum |
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| 07N | 05W | 28 | BDCC |
| Average Elevation | Elev Units | Land Owner | 250K Quad | 100K Quad | 24K Quad |
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| 6480 | F | BUTTE | BUTTE NORTH | MOUNT THOMPSON |
| Property Type | Update Date | Who Updated |
|---|---|---|
| LODE | 3/26/1995 | JDL |
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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: Hattie Ferguson Two areas of workings comprise the Hattie Ferguson, which is on the south end of the mineralized area centered at the Sirius. The mine was originally worked through a 140 foot shaft(Pardee and Schrader, 1933), an inclined shaft, and several short adits on the Upper Hattie Ferguson property. The workings explored a N75W steeply dipping vein of quartz, pyrite, galena, sphalerite, chalcopyrite, and abundant carbonate minerals (Becraft and others, 1963). A select vein sample from the upper Hattie Ferguson area was quite rich, carrying .392 oz/ton Au, 15.32 oz/ton Ag, .20% Cu, 7.15% Pb, 1.60% Zn. The main shaft is now caved and on private land, but two caved adits on national forest lands discharge water. The dumps are mostly unmineralized quartz monzonite, so water is.................. An 1800 foot (unpublished maps, MBMG files; Becraft and others, 1963)crosscut was later driven to the vein from Cataract Creek (the lower Hattie Ferguson). Vein material on the dump indicates that the crosscut reached the vein and drifted along it. Roby and others (1960) credit the Hattie Ferguson with producing 1516 ton of ore from which 313 oz Au, 27,982 oz Ag, 38,333 lbs Cu, 311,717 lbs Pb, and 33,802 lbs zinc were recovered. About half of the lower Hattie Ferguson dump material has been removed for road construction; 2000 tons remain composed mainly of unaltered quartz monzonite. A few hundred tons of wallrock with quartz, pyrite, and sericite alteration products with .042 oz/ton Au, 1.52 oz/ton Ag, and less than 1% base metals is present. Radiation on the dump is 2 to 3 times background. A discharge issues from the caved adit. |
| Type | Condition | Ground Water | Photos Available? | Photo Numbers | Ownership | Comments |
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| A01 | COLP | FLOW | Y | NF |
| 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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| CHFS10H | JCF | 6.87 | 417.4 | 7/22/1992 | 9 | 2.86 | GPM | BUCKET | ADIT | N | Y | N | Y | Y | NA | MOD | Y | ||||
| CHFS20L | JCF | 7.69 | 73.9 | 7/22/1992 | 14.4 | 12.24 | CFS | METER | STREAM | N | N | N | N | N | DOWN | CATARACT CR. | NO | N | CATARACT CR. BELOW ADIT DISCHARGE |
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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: SEE ALSO HATTIE FERGUSON MINE |
| 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 | N | N | N | LOW | OUT | 300 | Y | ||
| WA02 | LOW | SPARSE | Y | Y | N | N | N | LOW | NEAR | 200 | Y |
| Type | Latitude | Longitude | UTM_N | UTM_E | UTM_Z | Size Open Length | Size Open Width | Elevation | Elevation Units |
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| A01 | 6 | 6 | 6480 | F |
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Investigator: J. LONN Date: 7/1/1992 Photos Available?: Access: 4W Nearest Wetlands/Bog: 2 Drainage Basin: CATARACT Water Contact Stream: Nearest Surface Water Intake: 4 Number of Surface Water Intake(s) observed within 15 miles downstream: 2 Uses of Surface Water Intake(s) observed within 15 miles downstream: IRRIGATION Nearest Wells (miles): 1 Number of Wells within 4 miles: 2 Uses of Wells within 4 miles: DOMESTIC Nearest Dwelling (miles): 1 Number of Months Occupied: 4 Number of Houses within 2 miles: 2 Recreational Usage on Site: M Nearest Recreational Area (miles): 3 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: 0 Population within 0.25-0.5 miles: 2 Population within 0.5-1 miles: 0 Population within 1-2 miles: 0 Population within 2-3 miles: 2 Population within 3-4 miles: 2 Public Interest: L |
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