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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| RA002312 | SHEEP CREEK COLUMBITE DEPOSITS | MINERAL POINT | RAVALLI |
| MRDS | AMLI | MILS | Latitude | Longitude | Datum |
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| 41-015 | 300810074 | 45.5192 | -114.3167 |
| Township | Range | Section | QSection | UTM Northing | UTM Easting | UTM Zone | UTM Datum |
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| 04S | 22W | 4 | 5043910 | 709574 | 11 |
| Average Elevation | Elev Units | Land Owner | 250K Quad | 100K Quad | 24K Quad |
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| F | ELK CITY | NEZ PERCE PASS | ALTA |
| Property Type | Update Date | Who Updated |
|---|---|---|
| LODE | 1/19/2001 | CBM |
| Commodities Identified |
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COLUMBIUM |
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Agency: NF Region District: R1 Ranger District: WEST FORK Forest Service Tract: Watershed Code: 17010205 Forest or Resource Area: BITTERROOT Owner: N Impact: U Report: Darkstar Group/ Sheep Creek Columbite Deposit (RA002096 and RA002312) This site was visited 09/12/01. It is located at the confluence of West Fork Bitterroot River and Sheep Creek in sec. 3, T.4S., R.22W. Claim names included the Darkstar Group and the Columbine Group. There are three adits: No. 1 had a 1 ft high by 2 ft wide opening, 2 ft wide carbonate vein in amphibolite, dry; No. 2 trends N.85 E., completely caved; and No. 3 is partly open with a 2 ft high by 3 ft wide opening, also dry. The country rock is amphibolite with trace sulfide (pyrite-chalcopyrite). The commodity was rare-earth elements and metals, specifically columbium (now known as niobium), cerium, lanthanum, neodymium, and strontium. The host rocks are a metamorphic complex including gneisses, schists, and amphibolites, including carbonate layers in the amphibolite. The columbium (niobium)-bearing minerals are columbite and fersmite (Hess, 1960). |
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Mill Tailings: N Adit Discharge: N Metal Leaching: N Water Erosion: N Residence: N Hazardous Materials: N Open Adit: N Visit: N Comments: SCREENED OUT: DUPLICATE OF DARK STAR GROUP? |
End of report. Retrieved 4/28/2024 3:54:38 AM.
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