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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| MI005667 | UNNAMED BARITE (1) | COLOMA | MISSOULA |
| MRDS | AMLI | MILS | Latitude | Longitude | Datum |
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| 300630086 | 46.8372 | -113.4053 |
| Township | Range | Section | QSection | UTM Northing | UTM Easting | UTM Zone | UTM Datum |
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| 13N | 14W | 32 | CBCA |
| Average Elevation | Elev Units | Land Owner | 250K Quad | 100K Quad | 24K Quad |
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| 5725 | F | BLM | BUTTE | MISSOULA EAST | UNION PEAK |
| Property Type | Update Date | Who Updated |
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| LODE | 9/18/1995 | JMZ |
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BARIUM |
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Agency: BLM Region District: BUTTE Ranger District: Forest Service Tract: Watershed Code: 17010203 Forest or Resource Area: GARNET Owner: B Impact: L Report: Unnamed Barite (MI005667) An unnamed barite deposit is found on the west side of Washoe Gulch west-northwest of the acive Coloma Barite Mine. Workings consist of a moderately sized open pit with multiple dumps. Host rock appears to be a medium to dark gray quartzite which is micaceous in part (Precambrian Garnet Range Formation?). The white, creme-colored, and yellowish barite occurs in a vein several feet thick. Some of the barite exhibits limonite staining and has manganese dendrites. An igneous dike is exposed near the vein (in the middle portion of the quarry); the rock appears to be a trachyte porphory. A fairly large freshwater pond in found in the lowest part of the quarry (open-pit). Water quality in the pond appears to be good based on the number and kind of aquatic insects found there; elk and deer also appear to be using this pond as a water source. The site was forward to the hydrologists for investigation. |
| Type | Condition | Ground Water | Photos Available? | Photo Numbers | Ownership | Comments |
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| P01 | INTACT | STAND | Y | 2-35 | BLM | Open pit is flooded and is a swimming hole. There is no surface outlet. |
| 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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| WUBS10L | FC | 8.33 | 99.4 | 6/29/1995 | 17 | 0 | GPM | PIT | N | N | N | N | N | NA | NO | Y | 2-35 | Eh: 112.5 mV: Temp: 17.0 degrees C | |||
| WUBS20M | FC | 6.81 | 169.5 | 6/29/1995 | 6.9 | 10 | GPM | BUCKET | STREAM | N | N | N | N | N | DOWN | Trib to Washoe Creek | NO | Y | 2-37 | Uncertain if sample will yield background or downgradient water quality. Downhill of mine; Eh: 173. |
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Mill Tailings: N Adit Discharge: N Metal Leaching: Y Water Erosion: Y Residence: N Hazardous Materials: N Open Adit: Y Visit: Y Comments: MBMG GEOLOGIST: JACK WATSON (9/28/94); PHOTO 13-7 |
| Type | Wind Erosion | Veg | Rill | Gully | Seep | Pond | Breach | None | Stability | Floodplain | Dist Stream | Photos Available? | Photo Numbers |
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| WA01 | LOW | SPARSE | N | N | N | N | N | LOW | OUT | 800 | Y |
| Type | Latitude | Longitude | UTM_N | UTM_E | UTM_Z | Size Open Length | Size Open Width | Elevation | Elevation Units |
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| P01 |
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Investigator: R. MARVIN Date: 6/29/1995 Photos Available?: Y Access: IR Nearest Wetlands/Bog: 3 Drainage Basin: WASHOE CREEK Water Contact Stream: Nearest Surface Water Intake: 4 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): 0.3 Number of Wells within 4 miles: 4 Uses of Wells within 4 miles: MINING Nearest Dwelling (miles): 3 Number of Months Occupied: 6 Number of Houses within 2 miles: 3 Recreational Usage on Site: H Nearest Recreational Area (miles): 1 Name or Type of Recreational Area: COLOMA GHOST TOWN Safety Risk from Open Adit/Shaft: Safety Risk from Highwall or Unstable Slopes: Y 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: 6 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: M |
End of report. Retrieved 5/4/2024 10:46:02 AM.
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