Beatrice

The Beatrice is a mine located in Lewis and Clark county, Montana at an elevation of 6,880 feet.

About the MRDS Data:

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Beatrice
Secondary: Combination, Great Western No.1
Secondary: Key West, Golden Gate, Beatrice

Commodity

Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Silver

Location

State: Montana
County: Lewis and Clark
District: Rimini

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

Type: Located Claim

Workings

Not available

Ownership

Not available

Production

Not available

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): THERE WERE NO MILL TAILINGS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SITE. THREE OF THE ADITS HAD MINOR DISCHARGES WHICH, WHEN COMBINED, MADE UP THE MAJORITY OF THE FLOW IN AN UNNAMED TRIBUTARY TO MINNEHAHA CREEK. NO MAXIMUM CONTAMINANT LEVEL EXCEEDANCES WERE OBSERVED. ADIT DISCHARGE PH MEASUREMENTS WERE 4.34 FOR ADIT #1, 6.51 FOR ADIT #2, AND 5.06 FOR ADIT #3. THE UNNAMED TRIBUTARY TO MINNEHAHA CREEK CUT DIRECTLY THROUGH THE TOES OF TWO OF THE WASTE ROCK PILES. THIS CAUSED HIGH TURBIDITY AND STAINED THE STREAMBED RED. OBSERVED RELEASES TO SURFACE WATER WERE DOCUMENTED FOR COPPER AND LEAD. THE OPEN SHAFT AND OPEN ADIT WERE ACCESSIBLE AND POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS.

References

Reference (Deposit): MONTANA DEPT. OF STATE LANDS. ABANDONED HARDROCK MINES

Reference (Deposit): PRIORITY SITES, SUMMARY REPORT, MARCH 1994, P. 5-144.

Reference (Deposit): RUPPEL, 1963, U.S.GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1151, P.99-100.

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.