The Richard Mullens Property is a lead and silver mine located in Madison county, Montana at an elevation of 5,699 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 5,699 Feet (1,737 Meters)
Commodity: Lead, Silver
Lat, Long: 45.64667, -112.62222
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Richard Mullens Property MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Richard Mullens Property
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Gold
Location
State: Montana
County: Madison
District: Melrose (Camp Creek) District
Land Status
Land ownership: State
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: Richard Mullens, Jesse Kisserman
Home Office: Nissler, Mt
Years: 1953 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
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: Highland Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: POD
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Dolomite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Devonian
Name: Dolomite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Devonian
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: GRAB OF STOCKPILED ORE RAN 0.01 OZ AU/ST, 9.4 OZ AG/ST, 6.7% PB.
Materials
Ore: Lead
Ore: Gold
Ore: Silver
Comments
Comment (Location): 1.5 MI NW OF CALVIN MINE ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :1975
Comment (Development): 2 UNPAT CLAIMS, APEX NO. 1, NO. 2. FIRST WORK DONE AROUND 1917.
Comment (Workings): 100 FT SHAFT, SUNK IN 1917, 2 150 FT ADITS, SEVERAL PITS
References
Reference (Deposit): DMEA FILE 2893, 3P., (1953)
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.
