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

Sites Table
AIM Id Name Alternate Name District County
PO005175 UNNAMED QUARRIES UNNAMED OPHIR POWELL
MRDS AMLI MILS Latitude Longitude Datum
300770035 46.6958 -112.5211
Township Range Section QSection UTM Northing UTM Easting UTM Zone UTM Datum
11N 07W 19 CAA
Average Elevation Elev Units Land Owner 250K Quad 100K Quad 24K Quad
5840 F NF BUTTE ELLISTON OPHIR CREEK
Property Type Update Date Who Updated
QUARRY 3/1/1995
Agency Info Table
Information
Agency: NF
Region District: R1
Ranger District: HELENA
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Watershed Code: 17010201
Forest or Resource Area: HELENA
Owner: N
Impact: U
Report: Unnamed quarries PO005175 This occurrence has no references to it, but it occurs to the north of the main access road. The skarn here covers a significant area. The mineralization includes a blue to white crystalline limestone (marble), epidote, garnet, calcite, amphibole (?), MnOx, chalcopyrite and possibly magnetite. It is associated with a granodiorite intrusive. Loen, 1990 shows these quarries in both the Cambrian Hasmark and Park formations. Grab sample POUQ-1 was taken yielding assays of <0.0005 opt Au, 0.04 opt Ag, 0.013% Cu, 0.004% Pb and 0.003% Zn. There is no AMD, no hazardous highwalls, and an open, NW-trending adit is probably associated with the Bumblebee/Morning Star property.
Assay Table
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Sample Id: POUQ-1
Material Type: WA
Sample Method: SELECT
Comments: SKARN OCCURRENCE, UNNAMED QUARRIES, HNF, SELECT WASTE DUMP.
Screening Criteria Table
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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: N
Comments: PHOTOS 14-17;18;19. MBMG: SOURCE: DAVE TURNER; HELENA RD.; 1993
Rank Table
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Investigator: P. HARGRAVE
Date: 9/27/1994
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Drainage Basin: OPHIR CREEK
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