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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| MI005547 | HIDDEN TREASURE MINE | CLINTON | MISSOULA |
| MRDS | AMLI | MILS | Latitude | Longitude | Datum |
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| W007437 | 300630014 | 46.78 | -113.6647 |
| Township | Range | Section | QSection | UTM Northing | UTM Easting | UTM Zone | UTM Datum |
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| 12N | 16W | 19 | CBAB |
| Average Elevation | Elev Units | Land Owner | 250K Quad | 100K Quad | 24K Quad |
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| 4050 | F | BUTTE | MISSOULA EAST | CLINTON |
| Property Type | Update Date | Who Updated |
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| LODE | 4/3/1995 | JEW |
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COPPER GOLD SILICON |
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Agency: BLM Region District: BUTTE Ranger District: Forest Service Tract: Watershed Code: 17010201 Forest or Resource Area: GARNET Owner: P Impact: Report: Hidden Treasure (MI005547) The Hidden Treasure Mine, located near Wallace Creek Reservoir, consists of an open (gated) adit, an ore chute, the ruins of a mine building, and a large mine dump. Total surface disturbance is approximately 3 acres. Host rock is Precambrian garnet range formation; lithology is light to medium colored quartzite. Evidence of mineralization includes iron oxide staining present over most of the site. The literature indicates the prospect was developed by two adits; only one was observed in 1994. Geologic maps of adit levels and a vertical-longitudinal section map can be found in Hintzman (1964); a plan and section-underground workings map can be found in Piquette (1940). The open adit has a modest fresh-water discharge; the water seeps underground after a short distance and re-emerges below, crossing the road. The discharge contributes to Wallace Creek Dam a short distance away. This is a patented claim; the discharge potentially affects a small tract of federal land downstream. |
| 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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| WHTS10H | RKM | 7.8 | 312 | 8/9/1995 | 4 | GPM | ESTIMATED | STREAM | N | N | N | N | N | NA | SEEP | Y | 4-37 | SEEP ON ROAD NEXT TO MINE | |||
| WHTS20M | RKM | 8.27 | 231 | 8/9/1995 | 46 | GPM | BUCKET | STREAM | UP | WALLACE CREEK | Y | 5-10 | |||||||||
| WHTS30M | RKM | 7.26 | 245 | 8/9/1995 | 1.5 | GPM | ESTIMATED | STREAM | DOWN | WALLACE CREEK | Y | 5-11 |
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Mill Tailings: N Adit Discharge: Y Metal Leaching: N Water Erosion: Y Residence: N Hazardous Materials: N Open Adit: Y Visit: Y Comments: MBMG GEOLOGIST: JACK WATSON (10/9/94) ; PHOTOS 13-23 AND 13-24 |
End of report. Retrieved 5/3/2024 5:15:13 PM.
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