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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| LC007296 | OKER MINE / SANDBAR CREEK ADITS | HEDDLESTON | LEWIS AND CLARK |
| MRDS | AMLI | MILS | Latitude | Longitude | Datum |
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| 300490270 | 47.0047 | -112.3914 |
| Township | Range | Section | QSection | UTM Northing | UTM Easting | UTM Zone | UTM Datum |
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| 14N | 06W | 5 | BAAC | 5206594 | 394250 | 12 |
| Average Elevation | Elev Units | Land Owner | 250K Quad | 100K Quad | 24K Quad |
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| 5400 | F | NF | CHOTEAU | DEARBORN RIVER | CADOTTE CREEK |
| Property Type | Update Date | Who Updated |
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| LODE | 8/17/1995 | PAH |
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GOLD LEAD SILVER |
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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: V Report: Oker Mine LC007296 This group of mines has affected the entirety of Sandbar Creek with orange, iron staining. Flow above the easternmost adit appears normal. There are three -possibly four- totally caved adits, none with discharges. The creek cuts across the waste dump of the middle adit; the upper and lower adits both have streamside wastes. One pile of ore sits on timbers and is apparently an attempt at an open-roasting set-up or an ore loading platform. A road has been constructed across the middle waste dump and adjacent to this area the streambed has been placered (?). A select sample along 125' of colluvium in the westernmost adit (PBLOM-1) assayed <0.0005 opt Au, 0.65 opt Ag, 0.02% Cu, 0.06% Pb, and 0.001% Zn. Another sample, a composite from the easternmost waste dump (PBLOK-2), ran 0.087 opt Au, 2.15 opt Ag, 0.05% Cu, 1.05% Pb and 0.20% Zn. This dump is adjacent (within 10 feet) to Sandbar Creek but no active erosion was noted. A third sample composited from the waste dump of the middle adit (PBOKM-1) assayed 0.006 opt Au, 0.68 opt Ag, 0.05% Cu, 0.28% Pb, and 0.03% Zn. These mines are located primarily, if not entirely, on HNF land. There is a file in the MBMG files on "Sanborn" Creek which fits the description of Sandbar Creek but the occurrence described is a manganese one and samples from the mines described above are not anomalous in manganese. The two occurrences may or may not be related. |
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Sample Id: PBLOK-2 Material Type: WA Sample Method: COMP Comments: EASTERNMOST ADIT, VISIBLE SULFIDES. |
| Type | Condition | Ground Water | Photos Available? | Photo Numbers | Ownership | Comments |
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| A01 | COLP | NO | Y | 12-04, 12-07 | NF | FIRST ADIT TO WEST, WITH WASTE DUMP ON SOUTH SIDE OF ROAD. |
| A02 | COLP | NO | Y | 12-10, 12-11, 12-12 | NF | TOTALLY COLLAPSED ADIT, TRENDING NORTH ON NORTH SIDE OF ROAD. |
| A03 | COLP | NO | N | NF | SE-TRENDING ADIT, SOUTH OF SANDBAR CRK, OXIDIZED WASTE DUMP. | |
| A04 | COLP | NO | Y | 12-08,12-09,18-11,12,13 | NF | FOURTH ADIT TO EAST, FAIRLY HIGH SULFIDE WASTE DUMP. |
| 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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| SOKS10M | PAH | 7.95 | 172.2 | 8/16/1995 | 8.7 | 66.3 | GPM | METER | STREAM | N | N | N | N | N | UP | SANDBAR CREEK | NO | Y | 18-14 | CLEAR; COLD WATER WITH ABUNDANT PLANT LIFE. | |
| SOKS20M | PAH | 7.94 | 177.2 | 8/16/1995 | 9 | 65 | GPM | ESTIMATED | STREAM | N | N | N | Y | N | DOWN | SANDBAR CREEK | NO | Y | 18-15 | CLEAR; COLD WATER WITH ABUNDANT PLANT LIFE. | |
| SOKS30H | PAH | 7.6 | 404.5 | 8/16/1995 | 10 | 50 | GPM | BUCKET | STREAM | N | N | N | Y | N | UP | SANDBAR CREEK | NO | Y | 18-16 | ABOVE CULVERT AT MIDDLE ADITS; PLANT LIFE O.K. | |
| SOKS40H | PAH | 7.75 | 505 | 8/16/1995 | 10.4 | 50 | GPM | ESTIMATED | STREAM | N | N | N | N | N | UP | SANDBAR CREEK | NO | Y | 18-17 | APPROX 200' ABOVE WESTERNMOST ADIT; ABOVE ORANGE STAINED WATER. | |
| SOKS50H | PAH | 7.27 | 499.4 | 8/16/1995 | 12.9 | 70 | GPM | ESTIMATED | STREAM | N | Y | N | N | N | DOWN | SANDBAR CREEK | SLIGHT | Y | 18-18;19;20. | BELOW LARGE BEAVER POND. SAMPLE VERY IRON STAINED AND LOTS OF FINE IRON-COATED SEDIMENT. | |
| SOKSDUP | PAH | 7.94 | 177.2 | 8/16/1995 | 9 | 65 | GPM | ESTIMATED | STREAM | N | N | N | Y | N | DOWN | SANDBAR CREEK | NO | Y | DUPLICATE OF FA SAMPLE OF SOKS20M. |
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Mill Tailings: N Adit Discharge: N Metal Leaching: Y Water Erosion: Y Residence: N Hazardous Materials: N Open Adit: N Visit: Y Comments: PHOTOS 12-3;4;5;6;7;8;9;10;11;12;18 AND 18-11; THROUGH 18-20. MBMG; PHYLLIS HARGRAVE 09/07/94. |
| 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 | N | Y | N | LOW | NEAR | 20 | Y | ||
| WA02 | MOD | BARREN | N | N | N | N | N | LOW | IN | 5 | Y | ||
| WA03 | LOW | MOD | N | N | N | N | N | LOW | NEAR | 20 | N | ||
| WA04 | MOD | BARREN | N | N | N | N | N | LOW | IN | 5 | Y |
| Sample | Material Type | Sample Method | Comments |
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| BOKW10H | WA | COMP | EASTERNMOST ADIT. |
| BOKW20H | WA | COMP | MIDDLE ADIT. |
| 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 | 0.0 | |||||||
| A02 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||||||
| A03 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||||||
| A04 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
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Investigator: P. HARGRAVE Date: 8/16/1995 Photos Available?: Y Access: IR Nearest Wetlands/Bog: 1 Drainage Basin: SANDBAR CREEK Water Contact Stream: Y Nearest Surface Water Intake: 1 Number of Surface Water Intake(s) observed within 15 miles downstream: 2 Uses of Surface Water Intake(s) observed within 15 miles downstream: RECREATION Nearest Wells (miles): 1.5 Number of Wells within 4 miles: 1 Uses of Wells within 4 miles: DOMESTIC Nearest Dwelling (miles): 1.5 Number of Months Occupied: 12 Number of Houses within 2 miles: 1 Recreational Usage on Site: L Nearest Recreational Area (miles): 1.2 Name or Type of Recreational Area: UNOFFICIAL CAMPSITE AT BASE OF SANDBAR CREEK. 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: 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: 1 Population within 3-4 miles: 0 Public Interest: M |
End of report. Retrieved 5/1/2024 11:47:35 PM.
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