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

Sites Table
AIM Id Name Alternate Name District County
LN006050 BIG SKY / MONTANA SILVER-LEAD LIBBY LINCOLN
MRDS AMLI MILS Latitude Longitude Datum
27-025 300530099 48.2261 -115.6425
Township Range Section QSection UTM Northing UTM Easting UTM Zone UTM Datum
29N 32W 36 CCCD 5342724 599222 11
Average Elevation Elev Units Land Owner 250K Quad 100K Quad 24K Quad
4400 F KALISPELL LIBBY SNOWSHOE PEAK
Property Type Update Date Who Updated
LODE 8/5/1998 PAH
Commodities Table
Commodities Identified
COPPER
LEAD
TUNGSTEN
ZINC
Agency Info Table
Information
Agency: NF
Region District: R1
Ranger District: LIBBY
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Watershed Code: 17010101
Forest or Resource Area: KOOTENAI
Owner: N
Impact:
Report: This site is located to the north of the trail to Leigh Lake. Johns (1970) reported two accessible adits but when the site was visited in 1998, one was collapsed and MBMG staff could not find the other one. It is assumed that it is caved and covered by talus. The two adits, 1,200 feet and 700 feet long respectively, were driven along the north-trending Snowshoe Fault. Wallace Formation lies to the west of the fault and Ravalli Formation is to the east of the fault. Galena, sphalerite, pyrite, with minor chalcopyrite, arsenopyrite, and pyrrhotite are found in a quartz, ankerite and calcite gangue (Johns, 1970). The site originally had a blacksmith shop, cabins and an assay office.
Screening Criteria Table
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Visit: Y
Comments: ONE CAVED ADIT FOUND DOWNHILL FROM TRAIL. OTHER 1200' ADIT COULD NOT BE LOCATED.
Rank Table
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Investigator: J. LONN
Date: 8/1/1997
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