 | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Montana Mineral Locality Index Downloaded by [University of Nebraska, Lincoln] at 20:00 09 April 2015...2015 K NOWN AS THE TREASURE STATE, Montana is rich in mineral and gemstone localities. The state motto...Plata meaning āgold and silver,ā and the state seal with its representation of mining tools clearly proclaim...Montanaās mining origins. Montanaās production of copper, coal, gold, lead, manganese, phosphate, silver, talc...published describing the occurrence, collecting, mining, and cutting of the two state gemstones. Figure |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Britain The aqueous geochemistry of the Berkeley Pit, Butte, Montana, U.S.A. ANDY DAVIS a n d DANIEL ASHENBERG*...1988) Abstract--Water levels in the Berkeley Pit, Butte, Montana are currently rising approximately 22m...of pumping in 1982. Projections suggest that the pit may be filled to capacity at the 5520-ft (1682-m)...implemented. In addition, as the water level in the pit continues to rise, there is the potential for encroachment...subsequent transport of metals downgradient to Silver Bow Creek. Geochemical measurements and aqueous samples |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Butte, Montana Minerals, Mines, and History Robert E. Jenkins 6 Columbus Circle Newark, Delaware 19702...of 130 mineral species have been recorded from Butte. Specimens of copper sulļ¬des and sulfosalts like...rank among the ļ¬nest in the world. The best of Butte pyrite compares with the best anywhere. Handsome...Handsome specimens of barite, quartz, rhodochrosite, silver, and numerous other species have been found, many...Kelley #2 (rightbackground) mines, Butte, ca. 1965. World Museum of Mining photo. 6 The Mineralogical Record |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | of the Flooded Underground Mine Workings of Butte, Montana CHRISTOPHER H. GAMMONS,1,ā DEAN M. SNYDER,1...Engineering, Montana Tech of The University of Montana, 1300 West Park Street, Butte, Montana 59701 2 Department...Applications, 200 Technology Way, Butte, Montana 59701 Abstract Over a century of mining and smelting of the world-class...world-class porphyry lode ore deposit at Butte, Montana, has resulted in extensive environmental damage...of the worldās largest and most acidic mining pit lakes, Butte is host to over 16,000 km of flooded underground |  | | Journal (issue) | | BUTTE, MONTANA Butte, Montana Minerals, Mines and History The Mineralogical Record Volume 33 ā¢ Number...cluster, 3 cm across, From the Leonard mine, Butte, Montana. Frederick H. Pough collection; Jeff Scovil...painted to illustrate āThe Story of Montana: The Treasure of Butte Hill and Development of the Great Copper...volume 33, JanuaryāFebruary, 2002 Contents Butte, Montana: Minerals, Mines and History By Robert E. Jenkins...Jenkins & Jerry A. Lorengo Ed McDole: āMontana Mineral Kingā By Richard A. Bideaux Whatās new in minerals: |  | Gammons, Christopher H, Wood, Scott A, Jonas, James P, Madison, James P (2003) Geochemistry of the rare-earth elements and uranium in the acidic Berkeley Pit lake, Butte, Montana. Chemical Geology, 198 (3) 269-288 doi:10.1016/s0009-2541(03)00034-2 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | elements and uranium in the acidic Berkeley Pit lake, Butte, Montana Christopher H. Gammons a,*, Scott...Engineering, Montana Tech of The University of Montana, 1300 West Park St., Butte, MT 59701, USA b Department...ID 83844-3022, USA c CDM Federal Programs Corporation, Denver, CO 80202, USA d Montana Bureau of Mines...Mines and Geology, Montana Tech of The University of Montana, Butte, MT 59701, USA Received 16 April 2002;...function of depth in the Berkeley Pit lake, a large acidic mining lake in Butte, MT. The REE show very |  | GAMMONS, C, NIMICK, D, PARKER, S, SNYDER, D, MCCLESKEY, R, AMILS, R, POULSON, S (2008) Photoreduction fuels biogeochemical cycling of iron in Spain's acid rivers. Chemical Geology, 252 (3) 202-213 doi:10.1016/j.chemgeo.2008.03.004 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Poulson g a Montana Tech of The University of Montana, Department of Geological Engineering, Butte, MT, USA...MT, USA Montana Tech of The University of Montana, Department of Chemistry and Geochemistry, Butte, MT...MT, USA d U.S. Geological Survey, Boulder, CO, USA e Centro de BiologĆa Molecular, U. AutĆ³noma de Madrid...Nevada-Reno, Department of Geological Sciences, Reno, NV, USA b c A R T I C L E I N F O Article history: Received...widespread natural (FernĆ”ndezRemolar et al., 2003) and mining-induced (Van Geen et al., 1997; Ferris et al., |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Nordstrom U.S. Geological Survey, Boulder, CO 80303, USA; dkn@usgs.gov Received: 21 May 2020; Accepted: 14...precipitation, and at pH values near or below 2.0, jarosite precipitates (e.g., [3]). Of course, the presence...Schwertmannite converts to microcrystalline goethite and/or jarosite [7]. The transformation rate is pH dependent [8]...set [15] and the Berkeley Pit data set [16], and a spreadsheet provided by the Montana Bureau of Mines... The Berkeley Pit is a large open pit filled with AMD and is a USEPA Superfund site near Butte, Montana |  | | Report (chapter) | | 24, 2015 The hydrogeochemical dynamics of mine pit lakes R. J. B O W E L L S R K Consulting, Windsor...Cardiff C F l O 3BX, U K Abstract: On cessation of mining open pits or opencast workings that extend below...likely to fill with water and thus develop a mine pit lake (MPL). This body of water remains as a permanent...sulphate and depressed pH. The prediction of future pit lake water quality within a MPL is, therefore, essential...these in turn. Consequently, in order to predict pit lake water quality it is essential to understand |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | mineral quantiļ¬cation method for wall rocks at open pit mines, and application to the Martha AuāAg mine,...handling by R. Fuge Abstract Pit lakes that result from open pit mining are potential water resources...and concentration of wall rock minerals in open pit mines, and applies the method to the Martha epithermal...kinetic tests would be valuable in the next stage of pit lake evaluation. Detailed understanding of wall rock...rock mineralogy will help strengthen predictions of pit lake water quality. 2004 Elsevier Ltd. All rights |  | | Report (issue) | | Continental [Butte], Montana) resources. By-Product Commodities Molybdenum, gold, and silver are the economically...polymetallic assemblage of copper-, zinc-, lead-, and silver-bearing sulfide minerals. Example Deposits There...which will vary with the price of copper and local mining costs. At Dos Pobres, Arizona, from the top of...chalcopyrite, and sphalerite + galena + tetrahedrite Ā± silver. This paragenetic sequence differs from that published...the date of a study, considering the extent of mining at that date. At Batu Hijau, Indonesia, Arif and |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Geochemistry of Arsenic in the Southern Mother Lode Gold District a a Kaye S. Savage , Dennis K. Bird & Roger...Geochemistry of Arsenic in the Southern Mother Lode Gold District, International Geology Review, 42:5, 385-415,...Geochemistry of Arsenic in the Southern Mother Lode Gold District KAYE S. SAVAGE, DENNIS K. BIRD, Department of...University] at 06:37 12 December 2014 Abstract Gold mining activity in the Sierra Nevada foothills, both recently...monomictic lake developing within a recent open-pit mine. These environments are characterized by distinct |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Accepted Manuscript Review Modeling and Management of Pit Lake Water Chemistry 1: Theory D.N. Castendyk, L..., Balistrieri, L.S., Modeling and Management of Pit Lake Water Chemistry 1: Theory, Applied Geochemistry...the journal pertain. Modeling and Management of Pit Lake Water Chemistry 1: Theory D.N. Castendyk1, L...Abstract Pit lakes are permanent hydrologic/landscape features that can result from open pit mining for metals...oil sands, and aggregates. Risks associated with pit lakes include local and regional impacts to water |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Street, Boulder, CO 80303, USA b US Geological Survey, Salt Lake City, UT 84119, USA Received 1 October 2003;...REEs in the acidic waters of the Berkeley Pit lake, Butte District Montana was completed (Gammons et al....Sample SL was collected at the lower adit of the Silver Ledge Mine, near Silverton, Colorado. The mine...pre-1960 Au mining activities. Sample CM was collected at the Crystal Mine portal, Boulder, Montana. Similar...Similar to the Silver Ledge Mine, the Crystal Mine ļ¬oor is ļ¬ooded and coated with Fe precipitates. Samples |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Porphyry Copper Center in the Superior (Pioneer) District, Arizona SCOTT L. MANSKEā Independent Consultant...has been discovered in the Superior (Pioneer) district of east-central Arizona, lying under thick Tertiary...lies within the well-known Superior (Pioneer) district, a base and precious metals camp that has been...Regional Geologic Setting The Superior (Pioneer) district lies on the eastern margin of the Basin and Range...Basin ARIZONA 34" AZ NM Phoenix Carlota Pinto Valley 32" Miami / Inspiration Ray San Juan Superior |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Schwertmannite to jarosite conversion in the water column of an acidic mine pit lake J. SAĢNCHEZ-ESPANĢA1...in the water column at the San Telmo acidic mine pit lake in the Iberian Pyrite Belt, southwest Spain...metastable, and alters to a (H3O+)- and (K+)-bearing jarosite (containing 58 mol.% H3O+ and 42 mol.% K+ on average)...hydronium substitution at the alkali site in the jarosite reļ¬ects the higher activity of free aqueous protons...Microscopic examination of mixed schwertmannite jarosite precipitates found in the water column suggest |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Review Geochemical and equilibrium trends in mine pit lakes L. Edmond Eary Shepherd Miller, Inc., 3801...3801 Automation Way, Fort Collins, CO, 80525, USA Received 20 May 1998; accepted 12 April 1999 Editorial...Chemical composition and equilibrium trends in mine pit lakes were examined to provide guidance for the application...predicting future lake water quality at prospective open pit mines. Composition trends show that elevated solute...acidic pit lakes, whereas anionic metalloids (As and Se) are generally elevated only in alkaline pit lakes |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | products of trace-metal precipitation in neutralized pit-lake waters without ferric and aluminous adsorbent:...neutralization experiments with waters from two acidic pit lakes. The objectives of our study were to identify...and the signiļ¬cance of these minerals for future pit-lake remediation initiatives are discussed. K EY...low-crystallinity products, geochemical modelling, pit-lake waters, trace-metal precipitation. Introduction...water bodies (typically, 40 m to >130 m) the acidic pit lakes of the Iberian Pyrite Belt (IPB) in southwest |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | precipitation of schwertmannite in a stratified acidic pit lake of Iberian Pyrite Belt E. SANTOFIMIA1,*, E....schwertmannite, solubility product constant, acid pit lake, Iberian Pyrite Belt. Introduction and scope...scope THE hydrochemistry and mineralogy of pit lakes of the Iberian Pyrite Belt (IPB) are controlled mainly...Burton et al., 2007; Knorr and Blodau, 2007), jarosite (Wang et al., 2006) or into a combination of the...similarities with other minerals such as akaganeite, jarosite and goethite (Bigham et al., 1990, 1996). Also |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Evolution of a High Arsenic, Alkaline Pit-Lake in the Mother Lode Gold District, California KAYE S. SAVAGE,1,ā ...the southern Mother Lode gold district, California, was mined in an open-pit operation from 1987 to 1994...1994. Dewatering during mining produced a hydrologic cone of depression; recovery toward the premining ground-water...configuration produced a monomictic pit lake with alkaline Ca-Mg-HCO3-SO4ātype pit water, concentrations of As...dissolved solids (TDS) up to 2,000 mg/L. In this study, pit-wall rocks were mapped and chemically analyzed to |  | CĆ”novas, C.R., Peiffer, S., MacĆas, F., OlĆas, M., Nieto, J.M. (2015) Geochemical processes in a highly acidic pit lake of the Iberian Pyrite Belt (SW Spain) Chemical Geology, 395. 144-153 doi:10.1016/j.chemgeo.2014.12.007 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | com/locate/chemgeo Geochemical processes in a highly acidic pit lake of the Iberian Pyrite Belt (SW Spain) C.R. CĆ”novas...2014 Editor: Carla M Koretsky Keywords: San Telmo pit lake Schwertmannite transformation pH buffering Iron...generation a b s t r a c t Compared with pit lakes originated by coal mining, little is known about in-lake neutralization...neutralization processes in pit lakes from sulļ¬de ore mining in hard rock substrates, which are typically...Physicochemical processes in water and sediments from a pit lake (San Telmo, 130 m deep) in the Iberian Pyrite |  | Seal, Robert R., Hammarstrom, Jane M., Johnson, Adam N., Piatak, Nadine M., Wandless, Gregory A. (2008) Environmental geochemistry of a Kuroko-type massive sulfide deposit at the abandoned Valzinco mine, Virginia, USA. Applied Geochemistry, 23 (2) 320-342 doi:10.1016/j.apgeochem.2007.10.001 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | deposit at the abandoned Valzinco mine, Virginia, USA Robert R. Seal II *, Jane M. Hammarstrom, Adam N...Geological Survey, 954 National Center, Reston, VA 20192, USA Available online 7 October 2007 Abstract The abandoned...Valzinco deposit is about 12.5 km NE of the Mineral district, which includes several geologically similar massive...et al., 1982). Notable deposits in the Mineral district include the Sulphur, Arminius, Boyd Smith, Allah...humid temperate climate and is in the southeastern (USA) mixed forest 322 R.R. Seal II et al. / Applied |  | Merten, Dirk, Geletneky, Jƶrn, Bergmann, Hans, Haferburg, Gƶtz, Kothe, Erika, BĆ¼chel, Georg (2005) Rare earth element patterns: A tool for understanding processes in remediation of acid mine drainage. Geochemistry, 65. 97-114 doi:10.1016/j.chemer.2005.06.002 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Burgweg 11, 07749 Jena, Germany Geological Survey and Mining Office Saxony-Anhalt, KoĢthener Str. 34, 06118...identify (former) waste rock dumps as a source of valley sediment contamination. Results from percolation...SeelingstaĢdt mining district in Eastern Thuringia (Germany) was one of the largest uranium mining and processing...than 113 kt of U originated from open pit and underground mining operations. While in the northern part...open pit operations until 1990, in the southern part near SeelingstaĢdt extensive uranium mining operations |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Geologyand Geophysics, Universityof California,Berkeley,California94720 Abstract Analysisof metal distributionin...methodsusingrock densityand assaydata from the Butte district of Montanashowsthe palco-oxidation surfaceto...cs, showinga stronghypogenealterationcontrolat Butte asdescribedby McClave(1973). Lateralcoppertransportis...conservation of rates of erosion in the Silver Bell district of taking into considerationrock density...erosionandof originalleachedfluxesat the CastleDome district of Arizona (Peter- zone columnheight would necessarilybe |  | | Book (volume) | | ae TONITE TN263. Au. =American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical, V.2 and Petroleum Engineers Ore...Inst! itute i an Americ ie Lye 2 of llurgical, Mining, Meta m Engineers and Petroleu Ā© f the Ore deposiits...AND ZINC (1936) 134, MILLING METHODs 141, METAL MINING (1939) (1937-40) BLAST FURNACE, COKE OVEN AND...AIME TRANSACTIONS VOLUME 178, MINING GEOLOGY AIME TRANSACTIONS 181, MINING, INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, EDUCATION...I! Published by : : The American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical, and Petroleum Engineers, Inc. NEW |
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