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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RA002420 | CLIFF / CLIFFT /SILVER DOLLAR GROUP | BLUEBIRD, DALLAS, DIMINGO | UNORGANIZED | RAVALLI |
| MRDS | AMLI | MILS | Latitude | Longitude | Datum |
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| 41-013 | 300810042 | 46.5944 | -114.2519 |
| Township | Range | Section | QSection | UTM Northing | UTM Easting | UTM Zone | UTM Datum |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10N | 21W | 28 | 5163548 | 710500 | 11 |
| Average Elevation | Elev Units | Land Owner | 250K Quad | 100K Quad | 24K Quad |
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| F | HAMILTON | MISSOULA WEST | SAINT JOSEPH PEAK |
| Property Type | Update Date | Who Updated |
|---|---|---|
| LODE | 1/16/2001 | CBM |
| Commodities Identified |
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LEAD ZINC |
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Agency: NF Region District: R1 Ranger District: STEVENSVILLE Forest Service Tract: Watershed Code: 17010205 Forest or Resource Area: BITTERROOT Owner: N Impact: U Report: The Cliff or Clifft or Silver Dollar or Silver Dollar Junior (as claimed in the late 1960’s (~1968) is noted in Sahinen MBMG Bulletin 8 , Operated last in late 1930’s shaft exposed “good-looking” lead-silver ore similar to the Curlew and Pleasant View mines. There was also a 555 ft adit driven towards the shaft. According to a USFS mineral report (USFS RI 1150) the Silver Dollar Group consisted of six lode claims that were relocations of the former Clifft, Blue Bird, and Dallas (these 3 were the Cliff Mine Group) and additionally the Domingo, Renegade (?) and Jackson (?) lode claims. A proposal in 1968 by the Dee W. Alexander, Earl Mace, Paul G. Alexander, Jessie M. Alexander and Charles Kimmel proposed driving an adit to intercept a vein. This area is within a zone of banded gneisses and/or gneissic granite. The USBM MILS database has the commodity as lead-zinc sulfide. The USBM describes the Cliff mine as being “held” since 1889 but little production. Two adits and a shaft on the property. Northwest–trending fault associated with the mine creating small, randomly distributed breccias zones, which are the only thing significantly mineralized. Ore minerals include galena, chalcopyrite, sphalerite, bornite, and tetrahedrite. It ran 7.3 oz silver per ton, 3.4% lead, 1.0% copper, and 0.5 % zinc. Is considered sub-economic because of the localized ore. |
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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: DEVELOPED BY TWO ADITS AND A SHAFT. ONE ADIT POSSIBLY STILL OPEN. |
End of report. Retrieved 5/2/2024 3:42:10 PM.
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