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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| RA002396 | COPPER QUEEN | MINERAL POINT | RAVALLI |
| MRDS | AMLI | MILS | Latitude | Longitude | Datum |
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| 41-025 | 300810038 | 45.5423 | -114.3157 |
| Township | Range | Section | QSection | UTM Northing | UTM Easting | UTM Zone | UTM Datum |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03S | 22W | 28 | 5046411 | 709512 | 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 | 1/17/2001 | CBM |
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COPPER |
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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: Copper Queen (RA002396) The Copper Queen Mine is located in tracts DCAD sec. 28, T.3S., R.22W. on the Alta 7.5-min quadrangle. It was visited on 9/12/01; 1 collapsed shaft, a 15 ft by 20 ft by 8 ft deep pit, and 3 collapsed adits were found. The mineralization was described as "malachite-bearing quartzitic schist" (Berg, 1977). No environmental concerns were noted. An undeveloped campsite was next to the mine. One adit trended S.10 E. and exposed 2-4 inch in gray schist that trended N.65 E., with a 60 SE. dip. The hole remaining at the shaft measured 25 ft by 25 ft by 10 ft deep. It was not considered hazardous. Malachite coated pieces of the schist on the waste rock. Another possible collapsed adit was found; it may have been a trench. It was 25 ft long and trended S.15 W. |
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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: Y Comments: VISITED BY MBMG 09/12/01. COLLAPSED SHAFT AND THREE COLLAPSED ADITS; DRY. |
End of report. Retrieved 5/2/2024 4:41:14 PM.
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