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2.2FIELDMETHODS .....2-2
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3.2.2 ObservedR eleasetso GroundwateSr,u rfaceW ater,a nd
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3.2.3 MCUMCLGA, quaticL ifeC riteriaC omparisons. . . . . . 3-3
3.3 DATAMANAGEMEN. T. .. . . . .34
4.0 S|TERANK|NG .....+,1
5.0 SITES UMMARYF ORMS
Beavertead County
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BaldyM ountain GanettH ill PA# 01-092 5-1
Bannack ApexM illsite PA# 01-006 5-2
GoldL eaf/Prisciila PA# 01-031 5-3
BirchC reek IndianQ ueen PA# 01-034 5-4
Elkhom-SouthOldE lkhom PA# 01-169 5-5
Ermont ErmonMt ill& Mines PA# 01-005 5-6
Hecla SifverK ing PA # 01-094 5-7
LowerC leve PA# 01-143 5-8
Trapper PA # Ar144 5-9
LemhiP ass SouthF ryingP an PA # 01-211 5-1 0
LastC hanceN o.1 PA # 01-216 5..1 1
LastC hanceN o.2 PA # 01-220 5-1 2
LostC reek TungsteMn illsite PA # 01-170 5-1 3
Wsdom Clara PA # A1-262 5-1 4
Martin PA # 01-270 5-1 5
BroadwaterC ounty
Confederate MifleMr ountain PA # 04-139 $16
Hummingbird PA# O+14 *17
Hellgate Argo PA # 04-015 5-1 8
IndianC reek Park( Marietta) PA # 0+012 5-1 9
St.L ouis PA# 0+013 5-2 0
DiamonHd ill PA# 04-020 5-2.,
Radersburg Ohio PA# 04-009 5-22
KeatingT ailings PA# 04-121 5-2 3
Winston EastP acific PA# 04-008 ,24
Vosburg PA# 04-014 5-2 5
GascadeG ounty
Hughesville BlockP Tailings PA# 07-090 $26
GalenaC reekS ampling PA# 07-090 5-27
BonT on PA# 07-094 $28
Neihart Mlipa PA# 07-080 u29
Molton PA# 07-084 s30
EveningS tarM illsite PA# 07-087 5- 31
Compromise PA# 07-10 0 s- 32
CarpenteCr reekT ailingsPA# 07-10 3 5-3 3
CascadeG ounty Page No.
Rochester PA# 07-110 5- 34
SilverB elt PA# 07-111 s-3 5
Fairplay PA# O7-112 5- 36
Atlantus PA# 07-11 3 $37
Stallabrass PA# 07-120 5- 38
Dacotah PA# 07-121 5- 39
MaudS . PA# 07-129 5- 40
NeiharTt ailings PA# 07-134 5-4 1
SilverD ikeA dit PA # 07-13 5 5- 42
SilverD ykeT ailings PA# 07-137 5- 43
SilverD ykeM illsite PA# 07-13 8 5-44
ShermaNn o.2 PA# A7440 5- 45
ShermaNn o.2 PA# 07-142 5- 46
BigS even PA# 07-15 6 5-47
Baker PA# 07-18 0 5- 48
Deer Lodge Gounty
Orofino Champion PA# 12-003 5- 49
SilverL ake Cable PA# 12-002 5- 50
GoldC oinM ine PA# 12-004 5- 51
SilverL akeM illsite PA# 12-070 5- 52
FergusC ounty
WarmS prings TailH olt PA# 14-010 5- 53
Cumberland PA# 14-017 5- 54
Flathead County
HogH eaven FlatheaMd ine PA# 15-012 5-s 5
GallatinG ounty
Bozeman ElkC reekC orundum PA# 16-013 5- 56
ThumpeMr ica PA# 16-015 $57
KarstA sbestos PA# 16-018 $58
GraniteC ounty
Alps Alps PA# 20-065 $59
AntelopeC reek SilverK ing PA# 20-186 5- 60
LoriN o.1 3 PA# 2U191 $61
Ant PA# 2A-194 5- 62
Combination Combination PA# 2&009 5- 63
Dunkleburg ForestR ose PA# 20-004 5- 64
Wasa PA# 2A-023 5- 65
JacksonP ark PA# 20-027 5- 66
Maxville MaxvilleT ails( LondondenP)A # 2A-2Og 5- 67
MooseL ake Banner PA# 20-175 5- 68
OldD ominion PA# 20-18 0 5- 69
GraniteC ounty
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Phifipsburg BLMetallic/ORlde d PA# ZolOO? *70
DouglaCs reekT ailings PA# 20-003 5-71
Algonquin PA# 20-005 5-72
RumseMy inea ndM iltsiteP A# 20-018 5-73
ScratchA fl PA# 20-019 5-74
Trout PA# 20-062 5- 75
GraniteM ountain PA# 20-110 5- 76
TrueF issure PA# 20-111 *77
SouthB oulder Nonpareil PA# 20-012 5-78
Brooklyn PA# 20-025 5- 79
JeffersonG ounty
Alhambra MiddfeF k.W armS prings PA# 22-040 5- 80
AfhambrHa otS prings PA# ZZ-O49 5-8 1
SolarS ilver PA# 22-0U 5-82
Basin Buffion PA# 22-008 5- 83
BasinM illsite PA# 22-03A 5- 84
PerryP ark PA# 2Z-Ag9 5- 85
Buckeye PA# Z2-AT2 5- 86
Enterprise PA# 22-074 ,87
JackC reekT ailings PA# 22-296 5- 88
Marguerite PA# 22-901 5- 89
Cataract Mantfe(E ast) pA# Z2-Ogz 5- 90
Crystal pA # ZZ-OTT $91
EvaM ay PA# Z2-0Ts 5- 92
MomingG lory pA # Z2-0TT $93
Clancy NelfieG rant pA # 22-244 $94
GeneraGl rant pA # 22-Z4S 5- 95
Colorado Afta pA # Z2-OO1 $96
Bertha pA # 2Z-AO2 5- 97
Bluebird pA # 2Z-OO} $98
CorbinF lats pA # 2Z-AO4 $99
Gregory pA # 2Z-:OO1 s 100
Washington pA # Z2-OOT 5-1 01
Argentine pA # Z2-1Oz 5-1 02
MinahM ine pA# 22-1U $ 103
WckesS melter pA # Z2-gSg 5-1 04
Elkhom EfkhomQ ueen pA # 22-O2T 5-1 05
Queen( Tourmatine) pA # 22-111 5-1 06
Tacoma pA # ZZ-Z14 5-1 07
Sourdough pA # 22-9g6 5-1 08
HighO re ComeTt ailings pA # ZZ-AA9 5-1 09
GreyE agle pA # 22-029 5-110
