The Spuhler Mine is a gold and silver mine located in Madison county, Montana at an elevation of 8,399 feet.
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All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.
Mine Info
Elevation: 8,399 Feet (2,560 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Silver
Lat, Long: 45.55944, -112.09944
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Spuhler Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Spuhler Mine
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Location
State: Montana
County: Madison
District: Sheridan (Wisconsin Creek) District
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Lee Mining Co.
Home Office: Sheridan, Mt.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Tobacco Root Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Gouge Seams Parallel Vein
Rocks
Name: Marble
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Marble
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoarchean
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: ORE SMAPLE RAN 1.5 OZ/TON AU, 3 OZ/TON AG.
Materials
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Workings): UPPER ADIT STOPED TO SURFACE, (CAVED 20 FT IN, 1981) TRENDS N50E,45. LOWER ADIT DRIFT IS 75 FT LONG, 35 FT VERT. BELOW UPPER ADIT. 3RD ADIT TO NE IS CAVED.
Comment (Location): 1 MI N60E OF LEITERVILLE. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1975)
Comment (Development): MILL, ROADS BUILT IN 1981.
Comment (Geology): FINE-GRAINED GREY PORPHYRY FLOAT NEAR WORKINGS.
References
Reference (Deposit): PEARSON, ROBERT C., USGS, 1981, FIELD INSPECTION
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.
