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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| LC007276 | VICTORY MINE / EVENING STAR | EVENING STAR | OPHIR | LEWIS AND CLARK |
| MRDS | AMLI | MILS | Latitude | Longitude | Datum |
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| 25-010 | 300490260 | 46.7047 | -112.5061 |
| Township | Range | Section | QSection | UTM Northing | UTM Easting | UTM Zone | UTM Datum |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11N | 07W | 17 | CADA | 5173478 | 385060 | 12 |
| Average Elevation | Elev Units | Land Owner | 250K Quad | 100K Quad | 24K Quad |
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| 6000 | F | BUTTE | ELLISTON | OPHIR CREEK |
| Property Type | Update Date | Who Updated |
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| LODE | 5/25/1995 | PAH |
| Commodities Identified |
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COPPER MAGNESIUM SILVER |
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Agency: NF Region District: R1 Ranger District: HELENA Forest Service Tract: Watershed Code: 17010201 Forest or Resource Area: HELENA Owner: M Impact: U Report: Victory Mine LC007276 This mine was the largest gold producer in the district according to Loen, 1990. It was also the only one with an identifiable millsite present. Pardee and Schrader, 1933 reported that the mill processed most of the ore from the mine and later those tails were cyanided. The mill here is located immediately north of the Ophir-Marysville road on patented private land. The tailings, however, were deposited south of the road along the floodplain of Ophir Creek. This area was tested by Pioneer Technical Services for DSL-AMRB (1994, page 5-138) with arsenic, iron, copper and mercury in the tailings all at least three times background. No obvious effects of the elevated metal content were noted in the vegetation. The area is completely revegetated with grasses and willows and is heavily grazed by cattle. The DSL report found elevated levels of mercury, copper and arsenic in their stream sediment samples which they attributed to this site. There is an open vertical shaft (15-20 feet deep) in the NW¼ section 17, immediately north of the mine shaft symbols on the topographic map. It is easily accessible from the logging road in the clearcut and is on HNF land. Loen (1990) also collected five assay samples from the Victory with the results published in his dissertation. Ore and gangue minerals at the Victory include quartz, pyrite, chalcopyrite, geothite, hematite, limonite, malachite and magnetite (Pardee and Schrader, 1933 and Loen, 1990). The ore is found was interpreted as either being found in a breccia pipe in Devonian Jefferson limestone or as a replacement deposit. Underground mine maps with scales of 1"=20', 30' and 50' are available in the MBMG mineral property files. Elliot and others (1992) estimated the total length of workings as 500 feet. |
| Type | Condition | Ground Water | Photos Available? | Photo Numbers | Ownership | Comments |
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| A01 | COLP | NO | N | PRV | UNKNOWN NUMBER OF ADITS; ALL COLLAPSED. | |
| S01 | COLP | NO | N | PRV | UNKNOWN NUMBER OF SHAFTS, ALL COLLAPSED. | |
| S02 | COLP | NO | N | PRV | SHAFTS ON TOP OF SMALL HILL TO NORTH OF MILL; COLLAPSED. |
| 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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| OESS10H | PAH | 7.68 | 420 | 7/26/1995 | 7 | 0.5 | CFS | METER | STREAM | N | N | N | N | N | DOWN | OPHIR CREEK | NO | Y | 18-02 | CREEK EMERGES FROM PLACER DREDGE PILES ABOUT 50' ABOVE SAMPLES. |
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Mill Tailings: Y Adit Discharge: N Metal Leaching: N Water Erosion: Y Residence: N Hazardous Materials: N Open Adit: Y Visit: Y Comments: MBMG GEOLOGIST; PHYLLIS HARGRAVE; 09/15/94. PHOTOS ROLL 13: 8; 9; 14; & 16 & ROLL18: 1;2. |
| Sample Id | Source | Date | Sampler | Sample Type | L Transect | Soil Interval | Indicator of contamination | Path | Veg | Color | Salt | Photos Available? | Photo Numbers |
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| OESD10H | MI | 7/26/1995 | PAH | COMP | 125 | 0.00 | N | N | Y | N | N |
| Type | Number | Condition | Photos Available | Photo Numbers | Comments |
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| CA01 | 1 | B | N | RUINS OF BOARD & BATTEN CABIN AT UPPER WORKINGS | |
| CA02 | 1 | F | N | LOG CABIN AT UPPER WORKINGS, ROOF IS GONE BUT STILL STANDING. | |
| CA03 | 2 | F | N | COOKHOUSE AND WEBER'S HOUSE, ON FS LAND IN DRAINAGE. | |
| FL01 | 1 | G | Y | 13-9 | INTACT ORE BIN. |
| FL02 | 01 | B | Y | 13-14, 13-16. | QUESTIONABLE USE, BUT PROBABLY ORE TRAMWAY. |
| MI01 | 1 | B | Y | 13-8 | TOTALLY COLLAPSED. |
| Type | Wind Erosion | Veg | Rill | Gully | Seep | Pond | Breach | None | Stability | Floodplain | Dist Stream | Photos Available? | Photo Numbers |
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| MI01 | MOD | MOD | N | N | N | N | N | LOW | NEAR | 50 | Y |
| Type | Latitude | Longitude | UTM_N | UTM_E | UTM_Z | Size Open Length | Size Open Width | Elevation | Elevation Units |
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| A01 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| S01 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| S02 | 0 | 0 |
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Investigator: P. HARGRAVE Date: 7/26/1995 Photos Available?: Y Access: IR Nearest Wetlands/Bog: 2 Drainage Basin: OPHIR CREEK Water Contact Stream: Y Nearest Surface Water Intake: 2 Number of Surface Water Intake(s) observed within 15 miles downstream: 5 Uses of Surface Water Intake(s) observed within 15 miles downstream: IRRIGATION; MINING Nearest Wells (miles): 2.5 Number of Wells within 4 miles: 1 Uses of Wells within 4 miles: DOMESTIC Nearest Dwelling (miles): 0.5 Number of Months Occupied: 3 Number of Houses within 2 miles: 1 Recreational Usage on Site: M Nearest Recreational Area (miles): 0 Name or Type of Recreational Area: HELENA NATIONAL FOREST 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: NONE Population within 0-0.25 miles: 1 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: 4 Public Interest: M |
| Sample Id | Lab Id | Description | Project | Comments |
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| OESD10H | 96S0013 | VICTORY MINE / EVENING STAR | HLFORST | 96-17 |
End of report. Retrieved 5/3/2024 9:40:02 AM.
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