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

Sites Table
AIM Id Name Alternate Name District County
LC001471 WARD THOMPSON RTC LODE HEDDLESTON LEWIS AND CLARK
MRDS AMLI MILS Latitude Longitude Datum
300490126 47.0547 -112.3633
Township Range Section QSection UTM Northing UTM Easting UTM Zone UTM Datum
15N 06W 16 DABC 5211959 396476 12
Average Elevation Elev Units Land Owner 250K Quad 100K Quad 24K Quad
5560 F CHOTEAU DEARBORN RIVER ROGERS PASS
Property Type Update Date Who Updated
LODE 8/25/1995 PAH
Commodities Table
Commodities Identified
GOLD
LEAD
ZINC
Agency Info Table
Information
Agency: NF
Region District: R1
Ranger District: LINCOLN
Forest Service Tract:
Watershed Code: 17010203
Forest or Resource Area: HELENA
Owner: P
Impact: U
Report: Ward Thompson LC001471 This is also known as the R.T.C. lode. The relationships between minerals are described in Young, 1962 (MBMG Bulletin 30, p. 28). It is described as an east-west vein in diorite. Galena, sphalerite, pyrite, chalcopyrite, quartz, ankerite, tetrahedrite, covellite and cerussite are described by Young and others (1962) and McClernan (1983).
Mines Table
Type Condition Ground Water Photos Available? Photo Numbers Ownership Comments
A01 COLP FLOW Y 16-21, 19-12. PRV
A02 COLP NO N PRV COMPLETELY CAVED
Screening Criteria Table
Information
Mill Tailings: N
Adit Discharge: Y
Metal Leaching: N
Water Erosion: N
Residence: N
Hazardous Materials: N
Open Adit: N
Visit: Y
Comments: SEEP ONLY; NEVER REACHES CREEK; pH = 5.6 @6.0C; SC = 128 @ 7.5C?; DIDN'T TAKE SAMPLE. PRIVATE.
Structures Table
Type Number Condition Photos Available Photo Numbers Comments
CA01 1 G Y 19-14 PRIVATE
FL01 1 G Y 19-13 PRIVATE
Waste Table
Type Wind Erosion Veg Rill Gully Seep Pond Breach None Stability Floodplain Dist Stream Photos Available? Photo Numbers
WA01 LOW 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 0.0 0.0
A02 0 0
Rank Table
Information
Investigator: P. HARGRAVE
Date: 10/23/1994
Photos Available?:
Access: 4W
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Drainage Basin: CHAMBERS GULCH
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