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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| PO005125 | INDEPENDENCE MINE | FOURTH OF JULY MINE | ROSE MOUNTAIN | POWELL |
| MRDS | AMLI | MILS | Latitude | Longitude | Datum |
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| 300770067 | 46.45 | -113.0061 |
| Township | Range | Section | QSection | UTM Northing | UTM Easting | UTM Zone | UTM Datum |
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| 08N | 11W | 17 | BDAB |
| Average Elevation | Elev Units | Land Owner | 250K Quad | 100K Quad | 24K Quad |
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| F | BUTTE | PHILIPSBURG | PIKES PEAK |
| Property Type | Update Date | Who Updated |
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| LODE | 6/13/1996 | DMT |
| Commodities Identified |
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GOLD SILVER |
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Agency: NF Region District: R1 Ranger District: DEERLODGE Forest Service Tract: Watershed Code: 17010201 Forest or Resource Area: DEERLODGE Owner: P Impact: L Report: Independence The Independence produced 481 oz gold, 197 oz of silver, and 189 pounds of copper from 1926 to 1935 (Avery, 1983). Remaining reserves have been estimated at 8100 tons with an average grade of .44 oz/ton gold and .60 oz/ton silver. Mineralization is contained within a quartz vein .77 feet thick localized by a N50-70W 52-70SW shear zone in granodiorite of the Royal Stock. Sericite alteration encloses the vein. Two open adits and one caved adit can be found. One adit discharges a large volume of water. Dump material is strewn eraticcally down the hillside. Vein material found consists only of quartz and sericite, with no visible sulfides. |
| Type | Condition | Ground Water | Photos Available? | Photo Numbers | Ownership | Comments |
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| A01 | INTACT | FLOW | Y | 8-23 | PRV | |
| A02 | COLP | FLOW | Y | 8-24 | PRV |
| 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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| PINS10M | OEB | 8.16 | 222.3 | 9/14/1993 | 40 | GPM | BUCKET | ADIT | NO | N | N | N | N | N | NA | SLIGHT | Y | 8-27 | PINS10M LOCATED ON NATIONAL FOREST LAND; DOWNSTREAM FROM SITE. | ||
| PINS20L | JRB | 7.77 | 38.8 | 9/14/1993 | 2040.6 | GPM | METER | STREAM | N | N | N | N | N | UP | PIKES PEAK CR | NO | Y | 8-29 | |||
| PINS30L | JRB | 8.14 | 38.5 | 9/14/1993 | 1250.1 | GPM | METER | STREAM | N | N | N | N | N | DOWN | PIKES PEAK CR | NO | Y | 8-28 | |||
| PINS40M | 9/14/1993 | MINE | DUPLICATE OF PINS10M | ||||||||||||||||||
| PINS50L | 9/14/1993 | RINSEATE BLANK AFTER PINS10M, DISSOLVED METALS | |||||||||||||||||||
| PINS60L | 9/14/1993 | DUPLICATE OF PINS30L |
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Mill Tailings: N Adit Discharge: Y Metal Leaching: N Water Erosion: N Residence: Y Hazardous Materials: N Open Adit: Y Visit: Y Comments: MBMG GEOLOGIST: JEFF LONN; 1992 |
| Type | Number | Condition | Photos Available | Photo Numbers | Comments |
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| CA01 | 2 | G | Y | 8-21, 8-22 | |
| MI01 | 1 | F | Y | 8-25 |
| 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 | 600 | Y |
| Type | Latitude | Longitude | UTM_N | UTM_E | UTM_Z | Size Open Length | Size Open Width | Elevation | Elevation Units |
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| A01 | 20' + | 4' | |||||||
| A02 | NA | NA |
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Investigator: R. MARVIN Date: 9/2/1993 Photos Available?: Access: IR Nearest Wetlands/Bog: 3 Drainage Basin: PIKES PEAK CR Water Contact Stream: Nearest Surface Water Intake: 0 Number of Surface Water Intake(s) observed within 15 miles downstream: Uses of Surface Water Intake(s) observed within 15 miles downstream: DOMESTIC Nearest Wells (miles): 5 Number of Wells within 4 miles: Uses of Wells within 4 miles: DRINKING WATER Nearest Dwelling (miles): 0 Number of Months Occupied: 2 Number of Houses within 2 miles: 4 Recreational Usage on Site: H Nearest Recreational Area (miles): 4 Name or Type of Recreational Area: Safety Risk from Open Adit/Shaft: Safety Risk from Highwall or Unstable Slopes: 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: Population within 0.25-0.5 miles: Population within 0.5-1 miles: Population within 1-2 miles: Population within 2-3 miles: Population within 3-4 miles: Public Interest: |
End of report. Retrieved 5/3/2024 1:22:55 PM.
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