The Brilliant Mine is a silver mine located in Silver Bow county, Montana.
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
Brilliant Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Brilliant Mine
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Manganese
Location
State: Montana
County: Silver Bow
District: Butte District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: The Anaconda Co.
Home Office: Hennessy Bldg., Butte, Mt.
Owner Name: Irene Thomas
Home Office: Box 272, 2600 Elizabeth Warren Ave., Butte, Mt.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year Last Production: 1958
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: R
Description: Boulder Batholith
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Production): PRODUCTION WAS RECORDED IN 1922-1924, 1940 FOR AG; 1N 1955 MN WAS PRODUCED.
References
Reference (Deposit): USGS-USBM MINERAL YEARBOOKS 1922-1924, 1940, 1955
Reference (Deposit): USGS PP 74, PL. X.
Reference (Deposit): MBMG BULL 10, P. 59
Reference (Deposit): MBMG BULL 14, P. 38
Reference (Deposit): USGS FILES
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.
