The Miller Mine is a silver and lead mine located in Bonner county, Idaho at an elevation of 2,500 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: 2,500 Feet (762 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Lead
Lat, Long: 48.1611, -116.19360
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Miller Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Miller Mine
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Tertiary: Antimony
Tertiary: Zinc
Location
State: Idaho
County: Bonner
District: Clark Fork District
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
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
Type: Surface/Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1927
Discovery Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Cabinet Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: STRINGERS
Form: STRINGERS
Structure
Type: L
Description: Gouge
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Hydrothermal
Rocks
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Siderite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Deposit): FAULT IN UPPER TUNNEL STRIKES N 30 - 50 DEG E AND IN LOWER TUNNEL STRIKES N 50 - 55 DEG E. FAULT ZONE 6 FT WIDE. LESS EVIDENCE MINERALIZATION IN LOWER TUNNEL
Comment (Workings): 2 OPEN CUTS; 2 TUNNELS
Comment (Geology): WALLACE BEDS STRIKE N 30 DEG W, DIP 30 DEG NE
Comment (Location): ON LOWER SW SLOPE OF HOWE MOUNTAIN, 400 FT. E OF JAMES E. WHITE PORTAL (WHITEDELF)
References
Reference (Deposit): ANDERSON, A. L., 1947, LEAD - SILVER DEPOSITS OF THE CLARK FORK DISTRICT, BONNER COUNTY, IDAHO: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 944 - B, 117 P
Reference (Deposit): 1947 OTHER A. L. ANDERSON, BULL. 944 -
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