The Enterprise is a lead mine located in Jefferson county, Montana at an elevation of 7,060 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 7,060 Feet (2,152 Meters)
Commodity: Lead
Lat, Long: 46.3972, -112.29220
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Enterprise MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Enterprise
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Tertiary: Zinc
Location
State: Montana
County: Jefferson
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Holdings
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Workings
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Ownership
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Production
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Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
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Orebody
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Structure
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Alterations
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Rocks
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Analytical Data
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Materials
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Comments
Comment (Environmental Factors): NO MILL TAILINGS WERE OBSERVED AT THIS SITE DURING THE INVESITGATION. ONE DISCHARGING ADIT WAS IDENTIFIED. MAXIMUM CONTAMINANT LEVELS WERE EXCEEDED FOR ARSENIC, COPPER, CADMIUM, AND ANTIMONY IN THE DISCHARGE. THE PH MEASUREMENT IN THE ADIT DISCHARGE WAS 2.9. THE DISCHARGE ENTERED BASIN CREEK DOWNSTREAM FROM THE SITE. SURFACE WATER AND SEDIMENT SAMPLES WERE COLLECTED FROM BASIN CREEK UPSTREAM AND DOWNSTREAM FROM THE ADIT DISCHARGE CONFLUENCE. OBSERVED RELEASES TO BASIN CREEK (SEDIMENT) WERE DOCUMENTED FOR ARSENIC, LEAD, AND ANTIMONY, WHICH WERE DIRECTLY ATTRIBUTABLE TO THE SITE. NO HAZARDOUS MINE OPENINGS WERE IDENTIFIED AT THE SITE.
References
Reference (Deposit): MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES & GEOLOGY BULLETIN 16, 1960, P. 29.
Reference (Deposit): PRIORITY SITES, SUMMARY REPORT, MARCH 1994, P. 5-87.
Reference (Deposit): MONTANA DEPARMENT OF STATE LANDS. ABANDONED HARDROCK MINES
Principal Gold Districts of Montana
In Montana, 54 mining districts have each have produced more than 10,000 ounces of gold. The largest producers are Butte, Helena, Marysville, and Virginia City, each having produced more than one million ounces. Twenty seven other districts are each credited with between 100,000 and one million ounces of gold production. Read more: Principal Gold Districts of Montana.
