Harrison

The Harrison is a silver mine located in Judith Basin county, Montana.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Harrison

Commodity

Primary: Silver
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Lead

Location

State: Montana
County: Judith Basin
District: Barker Mining District

Land Status

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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 INVESTIGATION. THERE WAS ONE DISCHARGING ADIT. THE MAXIMUM CONTANIMNANT LEVEL FOR CADIUM WAS EXCEEDED IN THE DISCHARGE. THE SURFACE WATER SAMPLES COLLECTED ON DAISY CREEK DID NOT DOCUMENT AN OBSERVED RELEASE TO SURFACE WATER ATTRIBUTABLE TO THIS SITE. THE MAXIMUM CONTAMINANT LEVEL FOR CADMIUM WAS EXCEEDED IN SURFACE WATER SAMPLES COLLECTED BOTH UPSTREAM AND DOWNSTREAM OF THE SITE IN DAISY CREEK. OBSERVED RELEASES TO DAISY CREEK WERE DOCUMENTED IN THE STREAM SEDIMENT SAMPLES COLLECTED FOR ARSENIC, COPPER, IRON, MERCURY, AND LEAD; ALTHOUGH THE DATA INDICATED LIKELY ADDITIONAL UPSTREAM CONTAMINANT SOURCES. SEVERAL OF THE WASTE ROCK DUMPS WERE STEEP AND UNSTABLE.

References

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

Reference (Deposit): PRIORITY SITES, SUMMARY REPORT, MARCH 1994, P. 5-17.

Reference (Deposit): U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 752, 1973,

Reference (Deposit): FIGURE 25, P. 46.

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.