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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SB001036 | HIGHLAND MINE | BUTTE HIGHLANDS (ONLY CHANCE) | HIGHLAND | SILVER BOW |
MRDS | AMLI | MILS | Latitude | Longitude | Datum |
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47-028 | 45.7961 | -112.515 |
Township | Range | Section | QSection | UTM Northing | UTM Easting | UTM Zone | UTM Datum |
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01N | 08W | 32 | ABDC |
Average Elevation | Elev Units | Land Owner | 250K Quad | 100K Quad | 24K Quad |
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7300 | F | DILLON | BUTTE SOUTH | MOUNT HUMBUG |
Property Type | Update Date | Who Updated |
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LODE | 6/12/1996 | DMT |
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Agency: NF Region District: R1 Ranger District: BUTTE Forest Service Tract: Watershed Code: 10020004 Forest or Resource Area: DEERLODGE Owner: M Impact: U Report: Butte Highlands The Butte Highland Mine has been by far the most productive mine in the Highlands District, providing over 63,000 oz of gold (Sahinen, 1950). As a result, it has been well-studied. The following information has been compiled from Veazey (1934), Newcomb (1941), and Sahinen (1950). The first lode workings in the area, the Only Chance, Murphy, and Tilton, followed narrow veins and pipes in dolomitic limestone of the Meagher Formation above what was later to become the productive Highlands orebody. The veins and pipes merged downward into a large replacement body. In 1930, all properties were merged to form the Butte Highlands mine, and by 1937 all production was coming from the 600 foot level adit, which is the main Highlands opening. The mine was worked until it was shut down by law in 1942. The workings consisted of a 2,300 foot crosscut to the orebody, where the replacement zone was mined out over a 550 foot vertical extent. The orebody was a replacement zone in the Meagher Formation that was localized by the intersection of a due E 60N fault and the hinge of a fold. The orebody was an irregular mass that trended generally southeast and dipped 55-85 NE. It originally contained quartz, pyrite, pyrrhotite, and gold, with minor galena, sphalerite, and chalcopyrite. The sulfides were oxidized and leached by groundwater, leaving an open sponge of quartz enriched in residual gold which then slumped to fill the open spaces and formed a unique breccia. The soft oxidized ore contained an average of .6 oz/ton in gold, and was easy to mine and recover. The 1942 order to close coincided with a change in the character of the ore as lower levels were reached: no oxidation had taken place here, pyrite and pyrrhotite were abundant, and the gold was found in complex silicates. New milling and recovery methods were necessary, and so the mine was not reopened after World War II. Although the orebody is hosted by the Meagher Formation, granite, gabbro, and pegmatite are exposed in the workings. The deposit is probably related to the Boulder Batholith. A large volume discharge emerges from the caved portal of the 600 foot level. The associated dump is composed of 9,000 tons of mostly unaltered dolomite, quartzite, and shale. A few hundred tons of mineralized material remains (see map for assay results). There is evidence of a seasonal discharge from the base of the dump. |
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Sample Id: JSHI-1 Material Type: Sample Method: Comments: HIGHLAND WASTE DUMP |
Type Of Contamination | Estimated Quantity | Cond Container | Comments |
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NO01 | 20' X 20 | NO01 AND NO02 ARE APPROX. 100' UPHILL OF SAMPLING LOCATION BHIS20L. CONTENTS: GARBAGE DUMP; TIN CAN | |
NO02 | 20' X 20 | SEE REMARKS FOR NO02. |
Type | Condition | Ground Water | Photos Available? | Photo Numbers | Ownership | Comments |
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A01 | PART | FLOW | Y | 2-9, 2-18 | PRV | |
P01 | PART | NO | N | NF | ||
P02 | PART | NO | N | NF | ||
P03 | PART | NO | Y | 2-13 | NF | GARBAGE PRESENT. |
P04 | PART | NO | Y | 2-13 | NF | GARBAGE PRESENT |
P05 | PART | NO | Y | 2-13 | NF | GARBAGE PRESENT. |
S01 | PART | NO | Y | 2-13 | NF |
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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BHIS10H | OEB | 8.37 | 391 | 8/12/1993 | 110 | GPM | BUCKET AND | ADIT | Y | N | N | N | N | NA | NO | Y | 2-17 | ||||
BHIS20L | OEB | 8.1 | 515 | 8/12/1993 | 12 | GPM | BUCKET AND | STREAM | N | N | N | N | N | DOWN | UNNAMED | NO | Y | 2-11 | |||
BHIS30M | OEB | 8.5 | 338 | 8/12/1993 | 300 | GPM | BUCKET AND | STREAM | N | N | N | N | N | DOWN | BASIN CREEK | NO | Y | 2-22 | SAMPLE LOCATION DETERMINED IN OFFICE; NOT IN FIELD. |
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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: SOURCE: JEFF LONN; 2 PICTURE; 9/15/92 |
Sample Id | Source | Date | Sampler | Sample Type | L Transect | Soil Interval | Indicator of contamination | Path | Veg | Color | Salt | Photos Available? | Photo Numbers |
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BHID10H | WA | 8/20/1993 | OEB | COMP | 5 | V | Y | Y | Y | N | Y | ||
BHIW10H | WA | 9/15/1992 | JL | COMP | 500 | N |
Type | Number | Condition | Photos Available | Photo Numbers | Comments |
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CA01 | 3 | B | Y | 2-19 | NEAR PHOTO # 2-19 |
MI01 | 1 | B | Y | 2-14 | Mill remnants(?) located directly below T-2 tailings dam. See form. |
Type | Wind Erosion | Veg | Rill | Gully | Seep | Pond | Breach | None | Stability | Floodplain | Dist Stream | Photos Available? | Photo Numbers |
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MI01 | MOD | MOD | N | N | N | N | N | LOW | OUT | 300 | Y | ||
MI02 | LOW | MOD | N | N | N | N | N | LOW | OUT | 300 | Y | ||
WA01 | HIGH | BARREN | Y | N | Y | N | N | EMER | NEAR | 50 | Y |
Type | Latitude | Longitude | UTM_N | UTM_E | UTM_Z | Size Open Length | Size Open Width | Elevation | Elevation Units |
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A01 | |||||||||
P01 | 10 FEET | 10 FEET | |||||||
P02 | 10 FEET | 10 FEET | |||||||
P03 | 10 FEET | 10 FEET | |||||||
P04 | 10 FEET | 10 FEET | |||||||
P05 | 10 FEET | 10 FEET | |||||||
S01 | 5 FEET | 5 FEET |
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Investigator: R. MARVIN Date: 7/20/1993 Photos Available?: Y Access: IR Nearest Wetlands/Bog: 1 Drainage Basin: BASIN CREEK Water Contact Stream: Y Nearest Surface Water Intake: 3 Number of Surface Water Intake(s) observed within 15 miles downstream: Uses of Surface Water Intake(s) observed within 15 miles downstream: City of Butte Reservoir/Basin Creek Reservoir Nearest Wells (miles): 5 Number of Wells within 4 miles: 0 Uses of Wells within 4 miles: Domestic Water Supply Nearest Dwelling (miles): 5 Number of Months Occupied: 12 Number of Houses within 2 miles: 0 Recreational Usage on Site: H Nearest Recreational Area (miles): 1 Name or Type of Recreational Area: Primitive FS campground at intersection of Highland Rd. and Camp Creek Rd. Safety Risk from Open Adit/Shaft: Safety Risk from Highwall or Unstable Slopes: N Safety Risk from Unstable Structures: Safety Risk from Chemicals: N Safety Risk from Solid Waste (includes sharp rusted items): Y Safety Risk from Explosives: Sensitive Environments within 2 miles of Site or 15 miles Downstream: WETLANDS AND BASIN CREEK MUNICIPAL WATERSHED Population within 0-0.25 miles: 0 Population within 0.25-0.5 miles: 0 Population within 0.5-1 miles: 0 Population within 1-2 miles: 0 Population within 2-3 miles: 0 Population within 3-4 miles: 0 Public Interest: H |
Sample Id | Lab Id | Description | Project | Comments |
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BHID10H | 94S0048 | HIGHLAND MINE | DLFORST |
End of report. Retrieved 5/5/2024 3:54:50 PM.
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