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

Sites Table
AIM Id Name Alternate Name District County
LC007321 REX BEACH HEDDLESTON LEWIS AND CLARK
MRDS AMLI MILS Latitude Longitude Datum
300490247 47.0486 -112.3617
Township Range Section QSection UTM Northing UTM Easting UTM Zone UTM Datum
15N 06W 21 AABA 5211094 396482 12
Average Elevation Elev Units Land Owner 250K Quad 100K Quad 24K Quad
5440 F NF CHOTEAU DEARBORN RIVER ROGERS PASS
Property Type Update Date Who Updated
LODE 8/28/1995 PAH
Commodities Table
Commodities Identified
C
GOLD
LEAD
SILVER
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: N
Impact:
Report: Rex Beach LC007321 Located of the southeast side of Shoue Creek, workings here consist of one totally collapsed adit with a small discharge as well as streamside waste pile with active erosion of the northeast side. A small, steep gully enters above the adit from the southeast. The caved adit may capture the water from the creek through an unconsolidated landslide and then appears to discharge it. There is a highwall behind the adit that is fairly steep. The discharge which erodes the side of the waste dump did not reach the creek at the time of this visit. The waste dump is composed of <5% sulfide (pyrite, galena?), gabbro, siltstone, iron oxide and abundant clay (from alteration of gabbro (?)). Shea, 1947 or diorite Pardee and Schrader, 1933). Pardee and Schrader (1933) state the workings total 500 feet; 200 feet of adit and 300 feet of drifts. There is a pile of lumber on the waste dump, probably from an old building. A cabin in bad condition lies to the northwest, down the drainage. A composite sample from the waste dump ran 0.020 opt Au, 5.75 opt Ag, 0.13% Cu, 5.03% Pb and 0.82% Zn. A sample as reported in Pardee and Schrader (1933) showed the ore contained values in silver, gold, lead, zinc, copper, arsenic and antimony. This site is on HNF land; access is via a fair dirt road up the east side of Shoue Creek
Assay Table
Information
Sample Id: PSRB-1
Material Type: WA
Sample Method: COMP
Comments:
Mines Table
Type Condition Ground Water Photos Available? Photo Numbers Ownership Comments
A01 COLP FLOW Y 16-18. NF WATER MAY OR MAY NOT BE EMANATING FROM ADIT.
Sample Table
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
SRBS10M PAH 7.21 116.8 8/24/1995 8.8 8.5 GPM BUCKET STREAM N N N N N DOWN SHOUE CREEK NO Y 19-7 ABUNDANT VEGETATION; CLEAR; COLD WATER.
SRBS20M PAH 7.81 122.4 8/24/1995 8 7.5 GPM BUCKET STREAM N N N N N UP SHOUE CREEK NO Y 19-8 VERY LUSH VEGETATION; CLEAR; COLD WATER.
Screening Criteria Table
Information
Mill Tailings: N
Adit Discharge: Y
Metal Leaching: N
Water Erosion: Y
Residence: N
Hazardous Materials: N
Open Adit: N
Visit: Y
Comments: PHOTOS 16-18;19;20 & 19-7;8;9.. INITIAL VISIT BY MBMG PHYLLIS HARGRAVE 10/12/94
Structures Table
Type Number Condition Photos Available Photo Numbers Comments
CA01 1 P Y 19-9 SOME REMAINING STANDING, WITH OUTHOUSE (DOUBLE SEATER).
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 IN 0 Y
Leach Table
Sample Material Type Sample Method Comments
SRBW10H WA COMP
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 5440 F
Rank Table
Information
Investigator: P. HARGRAVE
Date: 8/24/1995
Photos Available?:
Access: 4W
Nearest Wetlands/Bog: 1
Drainage Basin: SHOUE CREEK
Water Contact Stream: Y
Nearest Surface Water Intake:
Number of Surface Water Intake(s) observed within 15 miles downstream:
Uses of Surface Water Intake(s) observed within 15 miles downstream:
Nearest Wells (miles): 1.5
Number of Wells within 4 miles: 2
Uses of Wells within 4 miles: MINING; DOMESTIC.
Nearest Dwelling (miles): 2
Number of Months Occupied: 12
Number of Houses within 2 miles: 2
Recreational Usage on Site: L
Nearest Recreational Area (miles): 0
Name or Type of Recreational Area: HELENA NATIONAL FOREST
Safety Risk from Open Adit/Shaft: N
Safety Risk from Highwall or Unstable Slopes: N
Safety Risk from Unstable Structures: N
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: 2
Public Interest: M

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