Forest Rose Mine

The Forest Rose Mine is a lead mine located in Granite county, Montana at an elevation of 5,361 feet.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Forest Rose Mine

Commodity

Primary: Lead
Tertiary: Zinc

Location

State: Montana
County: Granite

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: Prospect
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S

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 (Deposit): MULTIPLE PROPERTY STUDY - MPF DATA FILED UNDER 0300390148.

Comment (Environmental Factors): ONE DISCHARGING ADIT WAS IDENTIFIED AT THE SITE. NO MAXIMUM CONTAMINANT LEVELS WERE EXCEEDED IN THE ADIT DISCHARGE. THREE SURFACE WATER AND SEDIMENT SAMPLES WERE COLLECTED AT THE SITE FROM DUNKLEBURG CREEK. ONE SAMPLE WAS COLLECTED BOTH UPSTREAM AND DOWNSTREAM FROM THE SITE PROPER. OBSERVED RELEASES TO DUNKLEBURG CREEK WERE DOCUMENTED FOR ARSENIC, COPPER, IRON, AND LEAD. DUNKLEBURG CREEK WAS VERY TURBID AT THE TIME OF THE INVESTIGATION DUE TO A RECENT BREACH IN THE TIALINGS IMPOUNDMENT. POTENTIAL SAFETY HAZARDS IDENTIFIED AT THE SITE INCLUDED AN OPEN ADIT, 12 COLLAPSING STRUCTURES, AND TWO UNSTABLE TAILINGS DAMS.

References

Reference (Deposit): MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES & GEOLOGY MEMOIR 31, 1949, P. 29.

Reference (Deposit): U.S. BUREAU OF MINES RI 5014, 1953, P. 14, FIGURE 2.

Reference (Deposit): PRIORITY SITES, SUMMARY REPORT, MARCH 1994, P. 5-64.

Reference (Deposit): MONTANA DEPARTMENT 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.