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Investigative Methods for Controlling Groundwater Flow to Underground Mine Workings

References


Hydrology

Hargrave, P.A.; Metesh, J.J.; Oravetz, Steve. 2000. Using recharge control to reduce mine adit discharges: a prelimi-nary investigation. Tech. Rep. 0071–2804–MTDC. Missoula, MT: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Missoula Technology and Development Center. 10 p.

Kendall, C.; McDonnell, J.J., eds. 1998. Isotope tracers in catchment hydrology. Amsterdam: Elsevier Science B.V. 839 p.

Kimball, B.A.; Broshears, R.E.; Bencala, K.E.; McKnight, D.M. 1994. Coupling of hydrologic transport and chemical reactions in a stream affected by acid mine drainage. Environmental Science and Technology. 28: 2065–2073.

Metesh, J.J.; Jarrell, Terrie; Oravetz, Steve. 1998. Treating acid mine drainage from abandoned mines in remote areas. Tech. Rep. 9871–2821–MTDC. Missoula, MT: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Missoula Technology and Development Center. 22 p.

Poreda, R.J.; Cerling, T.E.; Solomon, D.K. 1988. Tritium and helium isotopes as hydrologic tracers in a shallow unconfined aquifer. Journal of Hydrology. 103: 1–9.

Soil and Wetlands Inter-pretation

Brinson, M.M. 1993. A hydrogeomorphic classification for wetlands. Wetlands Research Program Tech. Rep. WRP–DE–4. Vicksburg, MS: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Waterways Experiment Station.

Committee on Characterization of Wetlands. 1995. Wetlands: characteristics and boundaries. Washington, DC: National Research Council. National Academic Press.

Cowardin, L.M.; Carter, V.; Golet, F.C.; LaRoe, E.T. 1979. Classification of wetlands and deepwater habitats of the United States. Tech. Rep. FWS/OBS-79/31. U.S. Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service.

Drury, S.A. 1990. A guide to remote sensing; interpreting images of the earth. Oxford University Press. 199 p.

Hansen, P.L.; Pfister, R.D.; Boggs, K.; Cook, B.J.; Joy, J.; Hinckley, D.K. 1995. Classification and management of Montana’s riparian and wetland sites. Misc. Publ. 54. Missoula, MT: University of Montana, School of Forestry, Montana Forest and Conservation Experiment Station. 646 p.

Hurt, G.W.; Whited, P.M.; Pringle, R.F., eds. 1998. Field indicators of hydric soils in the United States: version 4.0. Fort Worth, TX: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service.

Maus, P. 1995. Guidelines for the use of digital imagery for vegetation mapping. Tech. Rep. EM–7140–25. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Engineering Staff.

Reed, P.B., Jr. 1988. National list of plant species that occur in wetlands: 1988 national summary. Biological Rep. 88 (24). U.S. Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service.

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. 1987. Corps of Engineers wetlands delineation manual. Tech. Rep. Y–87–1.

U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service, Soil Survey Staff. 1996. National soil survey. Agric. Handb. 430–VI, Issue 4. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Agriculture.

U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service, Soil Survey Staff. 1999. Soil taxonomy. 2d ed. Agric. Handb. 436. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Agriculture.

U.S. Department of Agriculture, Soil Survey Division Staff. 1993. Soil survey manual. Agric. Handb. 18. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Agriculture. 437 p.

U.S. Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service; Environmental Protection Agency; Department of the Army; Soil Conservation Service. 1989. Federal manual for identifying and delineating jurisdictional wetlands: an interagency cooperative publication.

Vepraskas, M.J. 1992. Redoximorphic features for identifying aquic conditions. Tech. Bull. 301. Raleigh, NC: North Carolina State University, North Carolina Agricultural Research Service.

Aerial Photointerpretation

Colwell, R.N., ed. 1960. Manual of photographic interpretation. Washington, DC: American Society of Photogrammetry. 868 p.

Bither, K.M.; Tolman, A.L. 1993. Conjunctive use of air photo interpretation and geophysics to evaluate fractured bedrock aquifers: abstracts with programs. Geological Society of America, Northeastern Section, 28th annual meeting. 25(2). 5 p.

Howe, R.H.L. 1958. Procedures of applying air photo interpretation in the location of groundwater. Photogrammetric Engineering. 24(1): 35–49.

Howe, Robert; Wilke, H.R.; Bloodgood, D.E. 1956. Application of air photo interpretation in the location of groundwater. American Water Works Association. 48(11): 1380–1390.

Lattman, L.H. 1958. Technique of mapping geologic fracture traces and lineaments on aerial photographs. Photogrammetric Engineering. 24(4): 568–576.

Mayer, J.R.; Sharp, J.M., Jr. 1998. Fracture control of regional groundwater flow in a carbonate aquifer in a semi-arid region. Geological Society of America Bulletin. 110(2): 269–283.

Ray, R.G. 1960. Aerial photographs in geologic interpretation and mapping. U.S. Geological Survey Professional Pap. 373. 230 p.

Stotelmeyer, R.B.; Johnson, F.L.; Lindsay, D.S.; Ridenour, James; Schmauch, S.W. 1983. Economic appraisal of the North Absaroka Wilderness Study Area, Park and Sweet Grass Counties, Montana. In: Mineral Resources of the North Absaroka Wilderness Study Area, Park and Sweet Grass Counties, MT. U.S. Geological Survey Bull. 1505: 115–236.

Elkhorn Mine

Butler, W.R. (n.d.). Unpublished report on the Elkhorn Mine in the Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology mineral property files. Butte, MT. 8 p.

Brinson, M.M. 1993. A hydrogeomorphic classification for wetlands. Wetlands Research Program Tech. Rep. WRP–DE–4. Vicksburg, MS: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Waterways Experiment Station.

Committee on Characterization of Wetlands. 1995. Wetlands—characteristics and boundaries. Washington, DC: National Research Council. National Academic Press.

Evans, H.J. 1946. Report on the mining properties of Bostana Mines Company, Beaverhead County, MT. Internal report to Marvin E. Walker. Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology files, Rm. 213, Main Hall. Butte, MT. 25 p.

Geach, R.D. 1972. Mines and mineral deposits (except fuels), Beaverhead County, MT. Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology Bull. 85. Butte, MT: Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology. 194 p.

Hansen, P.L.; Pfister, R.D.; Boggs, K.; Cook, B.J.; Joy, J.; Hinckley, D.K. 1995. Classification and management of Montana’s riparian and wetland sites. Misc. Publ. 54. Missoula, MT: University of Montana, School of Forestry, Montana Forest and Conservation Experiment Station. 646 p.

Loen, J.S.; Pearson, R.C. 1989. Map showing locations of mines and prospects in the Dillon 2° x 1° quadrangle, Idaho and Montana. U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Investigations Series Map I–1803–C. 85 p. Scale 1:250,000.

Marvin, R.K.; Hargrave, P.A.; Lonn, J.; Abdo, G.N.; Metesh, J.J.; Bump, K. 1998. Abandoned-inactive mines in the southern Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest. Tech. Rep. MBMG–379. Butte, MT: Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology. 322 p.

Ruppel, E.T.; O’Neill, J.M.; Lopez, D.A. 1993. Geologic map of the Dillon 2° x 1° quadrangle, Idaho and Montana. U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Investigations Series Map I–1803–H. Scale 1:250,000.

Sassman, Oren. 1941. Metal mining in historic Beaverhead. Bozeman, MT: Montana State University. 310 p. Thesis.

U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service, Soil Survey Staff. 1993. Soil survey manual. Handb. 18. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service. 437 p.

U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service, Soil Survey Staff. 1996. National Soil Survey Handb. 430–VI, Issue 4.

Vepraskas, M.J. 1992. Redoximorphic features for identifying aquic conditions. Tech. Bull. 301. Raleigh, NC: North Carolina State University, North Carolina Agricultural Research Service.

Winchell, A.N. 1914. Mining districts of the Dillon quadrangle, Montana, and adjacent areas. U.S. Geological Survey Bull. 574. 191 p.

Winters, R.; Graham, D.; Hillman, T.; Hughes, C.; Johnson, R. 1994. Mineral resource appraisal of the Beaverhead National Forest, MT. U.S. Bureau of Mines MLA 18–94. 84 p. 9 appendixes.

Charter Oak Mine

Elliot, J.E.; Loen, J.S.; Wise, K.K.; Blaskowski, M.J. 1992. Maps showing locations of mines and prospects in the Butte 2° x 1° quadrangle, western Montana: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Investigations Map I–2050–C. Scale 1:250,000.

Hargrave, P.A.; Bowler, T.P.; Lonn, J.; Madison, J.P.; Metesh, J.J.; Wintergerst, R. 1998. Abandoned-inactive mines in the Helena National Forest, Volume II: Blackfoot and Little Blackfoot River drainages. Tech. Rep. MBMG-368. Butte, MT: Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology. 181 p.

McClernan, H.G. 1975. Preliminary bibliography and index of the metallic mineral resources of Montana through 1969. Spec. Publ. 70. Butte, MT: Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology. 91 p.

McClernan, H.G. 1976. Metallic mineral deposits of Powell County, Montana. Bull. 98. Butte, MT: Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology. 69 p. Scale: 1 inch = 1 mile.

Pardee, J.T.; Schrader, F.C. 1993. Metalliferous deposits of the greater Helena mining region, Montana. Bull. 842. U.S. Geological Survey. 318 p.

Schmidt, R.G.; Loen, J.S.; Wallace, C.A.; Mehnert, H.H. 1994. Reconnaissance geologic map of the Elliston region, Powell and Lewis and Clark Counties, MT. U.S. Geological Survey Bull. 2045. 25 p. Scale: 1:62,500.

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