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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LC001597 | COPPER CAMP / RAINY DAY MINE | SNOWSTORM / MACGINDRY | UNORGANIZED | LEWIS AND CLARK |
MRDS | AMLI | MILS | Latitude | Longitude | Datum |
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300490023 | 47.0783 | -112.7417 |
Township | Range | Section | QSection | UTM Northing | UTM Easting | UTM Zone | UTM Datum |
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15N | 09W | 4 | DBCC | 5215122 | 367779 | 12 |
Average Elevation | Elev Units | Land Owner | 250K Quad | 100K Quad | 24K Quad |
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7400 | F | NF | CHOTEAU | DEARBORN RIVER | STONEWALL MOUNTAIN |
Property Type | Update Date | Who Updated |
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LODE | 2/6/1995 | PAH |
Commodities Identified |
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COPPER |
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Agency: NF Region District: R1 Ranger District: LINCOLN Forest Service Tract: Watershed Code: 17010203 Forest or Resource Area: HELENA Owner: N Impact: U Report: Copper Camp LC001597 Two adits at this site have discharges which were previously sampled by MBMG staff. Results are found in the MBMG database. Generally, dissolved metals were well below applicable primary and secondary drinking water samples (Metesh, 1993). Metesh also states that there is no adverse impact of significant magnitude to surface water to warrant concern. McClernan, 1983 states that there are four adits and surface drill sites at this location. The mines are located in Precambrian (Belt) Helena, Empire and Spokane formations (Earhart and others, 1977). This report also lists six assay results from this area. There is an andesite porphyry 500 feet west of Copper Camp although the deposit is considered a vein/shear zone (McClernan, 1983) or stratabound (Byer, 1987). Ore minerals are bornite, chalcocite, azurite, malachite, chalcocite, galena, sphalerite, molybdenite and gold (Earhart and others, 1977). Grab sample assays from the upper adit's waste dump (PBCC-1) ran 0.001 opt Au, 1.88 opt Ag, 7.46% Cu, 0.04% Pb and 0.02% Zn. A second grab sample assay (PBCC-2) from the lower adit's waste dump ran <0.0005 opt Au, 0.17 opt Ag, 0.53% Cu, 0.004% Pb and 0.01% Zn. Rainy Day mine is another name by which this area was known in the 1940's (USBM mineral property file 21.56). Western Mining World (1899) described workings at a property which fits this description. The patented claims resorted to Helena National Forest in a land exchange. The original patented claim names were the MacGindror McGindry (east) and Snowstorm (west), MS #'s 4520 and 4521. They are in sec. 03 and 04, T.15N., R.09W. |
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Sample Id: PBCC-1 Material Type: WA Sample Method: GRAB Comments: UPPER ADIT DUMP GRAB. |
Type | Condition | Ground Water | Photos Available? | Photo Numbers | Ownership | Comments |
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A01 | COLP | FLOW | Y | 11-18,19 | NF | UPPER ADIT. |
A02 | PART | FLOW | Y | 11-16,17. | NF | LOWER ADIT, CAVED PAST LAGGING. |
A03 | COLP | NO | N | 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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CCCS10M | JCF | 8.17 | 156.2 | 8/13/1992 | 3.6 | 4.65 | GPM | BUCKET | ADIT | N | N | N | Y | N | COPPER CREEK | NO | Y | 11-? | |||
CCCS20M | JCF | 8.17 | 204.6 | 8/13/1992 | 4.3 | 5.2 | GPM | BUCKET | ADIT | N | N | N | Y | N | COPPER CREEK | NO | Y | 11-? | |||
CCCS30M | JCF | 8.05 | 206.5 | 8/13/1992 | 5.2 | 3.17 | GPM | BUCKET | N | N | N | N | N | COPPER CREEK | NO | N | |||||
CCCS40M | JCF | 7.86 | 208.6 | 8/13/1992 | 8.5 | 0.36 | GPM | BUCKET | N | N | N | N | N | COPPER CREEK | NO | N |
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Mill Tailings: N Adit Discharge: Y Metal Leaching: N Water Erosion: N Residence: N Hazardous Materials: N Open Adit: Y Visit: Y Comments: MBMG PHYLLIS HARGRAVE 08/22/94 AND JOHN METESH; 08/13/92. PHOTO 11;15;16;17;18. |
Type | Wind Erosion | Veg | Rill | Gully | Seep | Pond | Breach | None | Stability | Floodplain | Dist Stream | Photos Available? | Photo Numbers |
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WA01 | LOW | MOD | N | N | Y | N | N | LOW | OUT | N | |||
WA02 | LOW | MOD | N | N | Y | N | N | LOW | OUT | N |
Type | Latitude | Longitude | UTM_N | UTM_E | UTM_Z | Size Open Length | Size Open Width | Elevation | Elevation Units |
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A01 | 4 | 6 | |||||||
A02 | 20 | 6 | |||||||
A03 | 0 | 0 |
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Investigator: P. HARGRAVE Date: 8/22/1994 Photos Available?: Access: 4W Nearest Wetlands/Bog: 1 Drainage Basin: COPPER CREEK Water Contact Stream: Nearest Surface Water Intake: 15 Number of Surface Water Intake(s) observed within 15 miles downstream: 0 Uses of Surface Water Intake(s) observed within 15 miles downstream: FISH POND; WILDLIFE Nearest Wells (miles): 6 Number of Wells within 4 miles: 1 Uses of Wells within 4 miles: RECREATION Nearest Dwelling (miles): 11 Number of Months Occupied: 6 Number of Houses within 2 miles: 0 Recreational Usage on Site: M Nearest Recreational Area (miles): 6 Name or Type of Recreational Area: HUNTING; EXPLORING; HIKING; RECREATIONAL DRIVING. Safety Risk from Open Adit/Shaft: Y 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: SCAPEGOAT WILDERNESS APPROXIMATELY 1.5 MILES TO THE NORTH-NORTHWEST Population within 0-0.25 miles: 0 Population within 0.25-0.5 miles: 0 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: H |
End of report. Retrieved 4/27/2024 2:31:47 AM.
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