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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| JF007810 | OVERLAND CREEK MINE | BASIN | JEFFERSON |
| MRDS | AMLI | MILS | Latitude | Longitude | Datum |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 46.3783 | -112.2364 |
| Township | Range | Section | QSection | UTM Northing | UTM Easting | UTM Zone | UTM Datum |
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| 07N | 05W | 9 | BABA |
| Average Elevation | Elev Units | Land Owner | 250K Quad | 100K Quad | 24K Quad |
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| 7240 | BUTTE | BUTTE NORTH | CHESSMAN RESERVOIR |
| Property Type | Update Date | Who Updated |
|---|---|---|
| LODE | 5/16/1995 | FAC |
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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: Overland Creek Mine Two flooded shafts and one caved adit in an area of extensive placer mining comprise the Overland Creek mine. The locations of the workings indicate a N79W vein trend over at least 300 feet of strike length. The eastern shaft has 500 tons of quartz monzonite with kaolinite and siderite alteration products in the dump. A select sample of quartz-tourmaline-pyrite-galena-sphalerite vein had .488 oz/ton Au, 8.03 oz/ton Ag, .170% Cu, 6.50% Pb, and 3.3% Zn. |
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Sample Id: JJOC-1 Material Type: VE Sample Method: GRAB Comments: |
| Type | Condition | Ground Water | Photos Available? | Photo Numbers | Ownership | Comments |
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| S01 | PART | STAND | Y | NF | ||
| S02 | PART | STAND |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| COCS10L | ARB | 7.51 | 65.8 | 8/5/1992 | 16.3 | 25 | GPM | STREAM | N | N | N | N | N | DOWN | OVERLAND CR. | NO | 100' DOWNSTREAM OF SITE | ||||
| COCS20L | ARB | 7.31 | 63.2 | 8/5/1992 | 15.5 | 19 | GPM | STREAM | N | N | N | N | N | UP | OVERLAND CR. | NO | |||||
| COCS30M | ARB | 6.48 | 95.8 | 8/5/1992 | 13 | 0 | GPM | SHAFT | Y | Y | N | N | N | NA | MOD | EAST MINE SHAFT | |||||
| COCS40M | ARB | 6.54 | 893.9 | 8/5/1992 | 12 | 0 | GPM | SHAFT | Y | Y | N | N | N | NA | MOD | WEST MINE SHAFT |
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Mill Tailings: N Adit Discharge: N Metal Leaching: N Water Erosion: Y Residence: N Hazardous Materials: N Open Adit: Y Visit: Y Comments: SHAFTS WERE FLOODED; BUT NOT FLOWING. MOSTLY PLACER WASTE. |
| Type | Wind Erosion | Veg | Rill | Gully | Seep | Pond | Breach | None | Stability | Floodplain | Dist Stream | Photos Available? | Photo Numbers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WA01 | LOW | SPARSE | Y | Y | N | N | N | LOW | IN | 25 | Y | ||
| WA02 | LOW | SPARSE | Y | Y | N | N | N | LOW | OUT | 25 | Y |
| Type | Latitude | Longitude | UTM_N | UTM_E | UTM_Z | Size Open Length | Size Open Width | Elevation | Elevation Units |
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| S01 | 6 | 6 | 7240 | F | |||||
| S02 | 6 | 6 | 7240 | F |
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Investigator: J. LONN Date: 7/8/1992 Photos Available?: Access: 4W Nearest Wetlands/Bog: 2 Drainage Basin: CATARACT CREEK Water Contact Stream: Nearest Surface Water Intake: 15 Number of Surface Water Intake(s) observed within 15 miles downstream: 1 Uses of Surface Water Intake(s) observed within 15 miles downstream: IRRIGATION Nearest Wells (miles): 4 Number of Wells within 4 miles: 1 Uses of Wells within 4 miles: DOMESTIC Nearest Dwelling (miles): 4 Number of Months Occupied: 4 Number of Houses within 2 miles: 2 Recreational Usage on Site: Nearest Recreational Area (miles): 6 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: 1 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 11:58:25 AM.
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