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

Sites Table
AIM Id Name Alternate Name District County
MA008040 INDEPENDENCE GULCH CLAIM NO. 1 S. TIDAL WAVE MADISON
MRDS AMLI MILS Latitude Longitude Datum
29-438 45.5736 -112.1403
Township Range Section QSection UTM Northing UTM Easting UTM Zone UTM Datum
03S 04W 18 DBBC
Average Elevation Elev Units Land Owner 250K Quad 100K Quad 24K Quad
8880 F NF DILLON BUTTE SOUTH OLD BALDY MOUNTAIN
Property Type Update Date Who Updated
LODE 1/7/1997 RKM
Agency Info Table
Information
Agency: NF
Region District: R1
Ranger District: SHERIDAN
Forest Service Tract:
Watershed Code:
Forest or Resource Area: BEAVERHEAD
Owner: N
Impact: V
Report: ADIT DISCHARGE AND WASTE-ROCK DUMP THAT EXTENDS INTO AN ALPINE WETLAND/POND
Assay Table
Information
Sample Id: WWIG-1
Material Type: WA
Sample Method: COMP
Comments:
Mines Table
Type Condition Ground Water Photos Available? Photo Numbers Ownership Comments
A01 PART FLOW Y 96-1-14 NF
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
RINS10L RKM 8 53 8/27/1996 3.7 2.5 GPM BUCKET ADIT Y Y N N N NA NO Y 96-1-13
RINS20L RKM 7 118 8/27/1996 13.1 12.4 GPM BUCKET STREAM N N N N N DOWN INDEPENDENCE GULCH NO Y 96-1-16
Screening Criteria Table
Information
Mill Tailings: N
Adit Discharge: Y
Metal Leaching: Y
Water Erosion: Y
Residence: N
Hazardous Materials: N
Open Adit: Y
Visit: Y
Comments: MBMG GEOLOGIST: JACK WATSON (8/2/94); PHOTOS 9-15; 9-16; AND 9-17.
Solids Table
Sample Id Source Date Sampler Sample Type L Transect Soil Interval Indicator of contamination Path Veg Color Salt Photos Available? Photo Numbers
RIND10L WA 8/27/1996 RKM COMP 40' 0-6" N Y Y N Y
Structures Table
Type Number Condition Photos Available Photo Numbers Comments
CA01 2 B Y 96-1-17 THE CABINS ARE ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE POND/WETLAND
Waste Table
Type Wind Erosion Veg Rill Gully Seep Pond Breach None Stability Floodplain Dist Stream Photos Available? Photo Numbers
WA01 MOD MOD N N Y Y N LOW IN 0 Y
Leach Table
Sample Material Type Sample Method Comments
WIGW10H WA COMP
M-Mines Table
Type Latitude Longitude UTM_N UTM_E UTM_Z Size Open Length Size Open Width Elevation Elevation Units
A01 5'
Rank Table
Information
Investigator: R. MARVIN
Date: 8/27/1996
Photos Available?: Y
Access: TR
Nearest Wetlands/Bog: 1
Drainage Basin: WISCONSIN CREEK
Water Contact Stream: Y
Nearest Surface Water Intake: 5
Number of Surface Water Intake(s) observed within 15 miles downstream:
Uses of Surface Water Intake(s) observed within 15 miles downstream: IRRIGATION/STOCK
Nearest Wells (miles): 4
Number of Wells within 4 miles: 1
Uses of Wells within 4 miles: DOMESTIC
Nearest Dwelling (miles): 4
Number of Months Occupied: 12
Number of Houses within 2 miles: 0
Recreational Usage on Site: M
Nearest Recreational Area (miles): 1
Name or Type of Recreational Area: CAMPING AREA
Safety Risk from Open Adit/Shaft: Y
Safety Risk from Highwall or Unstable Slopes:
Safety Risk from Unstable Structures: Y
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: INDEPENDENCE GULCH WETLAND
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
Soil Chemistry Table
Sample Id Lab Id Description Project Comments
RIND10L 97S0009 INDEPENDENCE GULCH CLAIM NO. 1 BHFORST

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