Basin is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Jefferson County, Montana, United States. It lies approximately 10 miles southeast of the Continental Divide in a high narrow canyon along Interstate 15 about halfway between Butte and Helena. Basin is situated 3 miles southeast of Aurora Mine.

Aurora Mine

Categories: mine and industry
Location: Jefferson, Montana, Rocky Mountains, United States, North America
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Latitude

46.30243° or 46° 18′ 9″ north

Longitude

-112.30946° or 112° 18′ 34″ west

Elevation

5,886 feet (1,794 metres)

Open location code

85R98M2R+X6

OpenStreetMap ID

node 369143481

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=quarry

GeoNames ID

5637927

Wikidata ID

Q49397929

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In Other Languages

“Aurora Mine” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Aurora Mine (minahan sa Estados Unidos, Montana, Jefferson County)”
Cebuano: “Aurora Mine”

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