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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MN003307 | SPITFIRE MINE | SEVEN MILE CRK | MINERAL |
MRDS | AMLI | MILS | Latitude | Longitude | Datum |
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31-044 | 300610011 | 47.3567 | -115.0053 |
Township | Range | Section | QSection | UTM Northing | UTM Easting | UTM Zone | UTM Datum |
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19N | 27W | 35 | CCDD | 5246510 | 650639 | 11 |
Average Elevation | Elev Units | Land Owner | 250K Quad | 100K Quad | 24K Quad |
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3350 | F | WALLACE | WALLACE | ST. REGIS |
Property Type | Update Date | Who Updated |
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LODE | 7/3/2000 | CBM |
Commodities Identified |
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COPPER GOLD SILVER |
Information |
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Agency: NF Region District: R1 Ranger District: SUPERIOR Forest Service Tract: Watershed Code: 17010204 Forest or Resource Area: LOLO Owner: N Impact: U Report: The Spitfire mine consisted of two adits and a series of surface excavations. Open cuts and trenches were dug and benches of waste left. Extensive exploration along the outcrop included surface cuts in the upper area. One open adit and one mostly caved adit remain. The site was dry and no environmental problems were noted. The property lies on both LNF-administered land to the north and State of Montana land to the south. The road is gated at the junction with Highway 135 from St. Regis. It plots on the St. Regis 7.5-min. quadrangle in sec. 35, T.19N, R.27W. and sec. 2, T.18N., R. 27W. The rock has been described as a remnant of Revett Formation that has been faulted to the north and south (McCulloch, pers. comm.). Veins are shattered white quartz healed with maroon silica. Mineralization also includes copper oxides, sphalerite, pyrite, and hematite in discontinuous fragments within the quartz. |
Information |
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Mill Tailings: N Adit Discharge: N Metal Leaching: N Water Erosion: N Residence: N Hazardous Materials: N Open Adit: Y Visit: Y Comments: TWO PARTIALLY OPEN ADITS; HIGHWALL. ALL DRY. |
End of report. Retrieved 5/5/2024 6:27:46 AM.
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