The Miller Mine is a gold, silver, and lead mine located in Granite county, Montana at an elevation of 7,402 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: 7,402 Feet (2,256 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Silver, Lead
Lat, Long: 46.03, -113.68000
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Miller Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Miller Mine
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Zinc
Tertiary: Chromium
Tertiary: Arsenic
Location
State: Montana
County: Granite
District: Frog Pond Basin 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: Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1914
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Sapphire Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: CU 2000 PPM, PB 3000 PPM, ZN 2000 PPM, AS 500 PPM, CR 500 PPM, AG 20 PPM
Materials
Ore: Tetrahedrite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Bournonite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): DEPOSITS IN THE OLDER GROUP (ANDESITE AND DACITE) ARE VALUED CHIEFLY FOR AG, PB AND ZN. THE YOUNGER DEPOSITS (MONZONITE) FOR AU AND AG. THE SECONDARY URANIUM MINERALS ARE FOUND AT THE ENTERPRISE MINE IN BOTH THE CHALCEDONY VEIN AND THE ADJACENT QUARTZ MONZONITE.
Comment (Workings): 455 FT SHAFT AND A 300 FT ADIT. IT IS CAVED AND FLOODED.
Comment (Workings): ADITS, TUNNELS, PLACER
Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1974)
Comment (Production): SEVERAL CARS OF OXIDIZED CU ORE WAS SENT IN 1929. IN1931 SILICEOUS AU ORE WAS SENT
Comment (Deposit): SIZE OF DISTURBED AREA IS 10 ACRES ; INFO.SRC : 3 FIELD OBSERV
Comment (Location): THE AREA ADJACENT TO THE TOWN OF BOULDER. IT INCLUDES GALENA GULCH, BOOMERANG GULCH, AND THE W PART OF BOULDER VALLEY. TO THE S THE BOARDER IS THE LITTLE BOULDER RIVER TO ABOUT THE CROWLEY DAM. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1954)
Comment (Production): ITEM 17 FROM 21180 CUBIC YDS OF EARTH. ITEM 23 FROM 23840 TONS OF ORE. 1952 RADON TREATMENTS WERE GIVEN.
Comment (Development): MINES THAT HAVE PRODUCED: BALTIMORE, FREE ENTERPRISE, MOLLEY MCGREGOROTHER MINES: LEWIS, NICKELODEON, CONDOR, SILVER RIGHT; GALENA CREEK PLACER
References
Reference (Deposit): FS FIELD REPORT
Reference (Deposit): USGS-USBM MINERAL YEARBOOKS 1929 1931
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.
