The Kent and Miller Mine is a manganese mine located in Madison county, Montana at an elevation of 5,600 feet.
About the MRDS Data:
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: 5,600 Feet (1,707 Meters)
Commodity: Manganese
Lat, Long: 45.1875, -111.77833
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Kent and Miller Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Kent and Miller Mine
Commodity
Primary: Manganese
Location
State: Montana
County: Madison
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: M. Kent
Home Office: Norris
Years: 1959 -
Owner Name: H. Miller
Home Office: Missoula, Mt.
Years: 1959 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Replacement
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Gravelly Range
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: IRREGULAR MASSES
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Marble
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: ANALYSIS OF ORES SHOW UP TO 50 % MN.
Materials
Ore: Psilomelane
Ore: Hollandite
Ore: Pyrolusite
Ore: Manganite
Gangue: Wad
Comments
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: SEVERAL IRREGULAR DEPOSITS
Comment (Location): DEPOSITS LIE ALONG GULCH NO 4 SOUTH OF WIGWAM CREEK
References
Reference (Deposit): STOUT, ACKERMAN, 1959, DIRECTORY OF MINING ENTERPRISES, MONT BUR MINES & GEOL, BULL 10, P. 41
Reference (Deposit): HEINRICH, RABBITT, 1960, PRE-BELT GEOL. - CHERRY CREEK-RUBY MTN, MONT. BUREAU OF MINES & GEOL, MEM. 38, P. 12.
Reference (Deposit): PARDEE, 1919, MN DEPOSITS IN MADISON CO, MONT, USGS BULL 690-F, P 135.
Reference (Deposit): CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 03-10-1961
Reference (Deposit): 1919 COMPILE PARDEE, BULL 690-F
Reference (Deposit): 1959 COMPILE MBMG BULL 10
Reference (Deposit): 1960 GEOLMAP MBMG MEM 38
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.
