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

Sites Table
AIM Id Name Alternate Name District County
MA003078 OHIO LODE MINE TIDAL WAVE MADISON
MRDS AMLI MILS Latitude Longitude Datum
29-473 300570709 45.6347 -112.1564
Township Range Section QSection UTM Northing UTM Easting UTM Zone UTM Datum
02S 05W 25 ADCB
Average Elevation Elev Units Land Owner 250K Quad 100K Quad 24K Quad
7900 F DILLON BUTTE SOUTH WATERLOO
Property Type Update Date Who Updated
LODE 4/9/1995 JDL
Agency Info Table
Information
Agency: NF
Region District: R1
Ranger District: JEFFERSON
Forest Service Tract:
Watershed Code: 10020005
Forest or Resource Area: DEERLODGE
Owner: M
Impact: L
Report: The dominant mine in the area is the Ohio Mine, located near the top of the ridge between Hellroaring Canyon and Hulbert Creek. Although several adits and shafts area present, only one site had a water discharge. Soil impact is restricted to the small dumps associated with the workings and the ore bin. No sulfides were observed in any of the disturbed areas. Samples will be collected as per the MBMG-USFS Quality Assurance Plan and the MBMG Standard Field Operating Procedures. JOHS10L: Located at the head of Hellroaring Canyon. It is uncertain whether this is a caved adit or a developed spring. The sample will be analyzed for Dissolved Metals and Total Recoverable Metals. Discharge will be measured by means of a pipe-dam-bucket and stopwatch. Ohio The Ohio was examined in detail by Cather and Linne (1983). In the vicinity, sill-like porphyritic intrusions interfinger with lower Paleozoic sediments. The igneous rock may have been localized by thrust faults. At the mine, mineralization occurs in limestone, shale, and quartzite between two sill-like intrusions. Metal values are found mainly in NE-trending shear and breccia zones in quartz-pyrite veins from .5 to 15 feet thick. A small skarn containing diopside and quartz also occurs at a limestone-porphyry contact. The porphyritic sills contain disseminated pyrite and feldspars altered to kaolinite, but a sample (JMOH-1) from one such mineralized igneous body a mile north of the mine had only 0.008 oz/ton gold, 0.22 oz/ton silver, 0.013% copper, 0.008% lead, and 0.009% zinc. Sixteen samples taken by Cather and Linne (1983) at the mine ranged up to .414 oz/ton gold and 5.8 oz/ton silver. However, they felt that none of the structures were well enough exposed to allow estimation of resources. The mine operated from 1938 until 1943 and produced 1,538 oz of gold and 2,722 oz of silver. Workings consist of two caved shafts, 2 caved adits, and an open pit 70 feet in diameter. Recent exploration drilling has apparently taken place. Water emerging from a flooded shaft mapped by Cather and Linne (1983) is probably really a natural spring developed as the mine's water supply, but we sampled it anyway.
Assay Table
Information
Sample Id: JMOH-1
Material Type: VE
Sample Method: CHANNEL
Comments:
Mines Table
Type Condition Ground Water Photos Available? Photo Numbers Ownership Comments
A01 COLP FLOW Y JOH1 NF MAY BE DEVELOPED SPRING
S01 COLP NO N PRV ON PRIVATE
S02 COLP NO N PRV ON PRIVATE
S03 COLP NO N NF PARTIALLY OBSCURED BY RECLAMATION
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
JOHS10L OEB 7.38 164.7 9/15/1992 5.1 1.46 GPM BUCKET AND ADIT DOWN HELLROARING CANYON Y JOH1 Source is either caved adit or developed spring
Screening Criteria Table
Information
Mill Tailings: N
Adit Discharge: N
Metal Leaching: N
Water Erosion: N
Residence: N
Hazardous Materials: N
Open Adit: N
Visit: Y
Comments: SPRING ON PROPERTY; LONN; 9/92; RECLAIMED
Structures Table
Type Number Condition Photos Available Photo Numbers Comments
FL01 1 G Y JOH2 ORE BIN ON PRIVATE
MB01 3 P N ALSO NEARBY RUINS
M-Mines Table
Type Latitude Longitude UTM_N UTM_E UTM_Z Size Open Length Size Open Width Elevation Elevation Units
A01 45.634722222222 -112.156388888889 4 4 7900 F
S01 45.634722222222 -112.156388888889 6 6 7900 F
S02 45.634722222222 -112.156388888889 5 6 7900 F
S03 45.634722222222 -112.156388888889 6 6 7900 F
Rank Table
Information
Investigator: J. METESH
Date: 9/23/1992
Photos Available?:
Access: 4W
Nearest Wetlands/Bog: 2
Drainage Basin: HELLROARING CANYON
Water Contact Stream: Y
Nearest Surface Water Intake: 3
Number of Surface Water Intake(s) observed within 15 miles downstream: 6
Uses of Surface Water Intake(s) observed within 15 miles downstream: IRRIGATION
Nearest Wells (miles): 6
Number of Wells within 4 miles: 6
Uses of Wells within 4 miles: DOMESTIC
Nearest Dwelling (miles): 6
Number of Months Occupied: 12
Number of Houses within 2 miles: 2
Recreational Usage on Site: L
Nearest Recreational Area (miles): 6
Name or Type of Recreational Area: GENERAL
Safety Risk from Open Adit/Shaft: N
Safety Risk from Highwall or Unstable Slopes: N
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:
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: L

End of report. Retrieved 4/30/2024 4:50:41 PM.

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