The Nine Mile Mine is a gold mine located in Missoula county, Montana at an elevation of 4,902 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: 4,902 Feet (1,494 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 47.21444, -114.66333
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Nine Mile Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Nine Mile Mine
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Location
State: Montana
County: Missoula
District: Nine Mile 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
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: William Lamon, Metaline, Wa., And Bud Allen, Huson, Mt.
Owner Name: Lammon And Allen
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1894
Year Last Production: 1964
Discovery Year: 1890
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: Nine Mile Divide
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Argillite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Argillite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Silver
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Barite
Gangue: Limonite
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Hematite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): ADJACENT TO SAN MARTINA MINE
Comment (Development): MINE WAS DEVELOPED FROM 1892 - 1907 BY THE NINE MILE MINING CO. LAST OWNERS BEGAN WORKING THE PROPERTY IN 1953 . MINE WAS INACTIVE BY 1964 . ; ECON.COM: AS OF 1964 , MILL CAPACITY WAS 15 TONS/DAY
Comment (Production): FROM 1912 THROUGH 1915 THE NINE MILE AND SAN MARTINA MINES COLLECTIVELY PRODUCED 10649 TONS OF ORE AND OLD TAILINGS WHICH YIELDED GOLD AND SILVER BULLION. MINE PRODUCTION 1916 - 1952 WAS N EGLIGIBLE. IN 1953 , BARITE PRESENT CAUSED CONSIDERABLE DIFFICULTY IN TREATING THE ORE; AMALGATNATION RECOVERED ABOUT 65 % OF THE AU. THE GRADE RAN 1.0 OZ/TON AU IN 1953.
Comment (Deposit): TWO FLAT DIPPING VEIN SYSTEMS, ONE E-W TRENDING, THE OTHER TRENDS N-S. THE LATTER VEIN SYSTEM CUTS AND OFFSETS THE FORMER.
Comment (Workings): OLD WORKINGS INCLUDED 5 ADIT LEVELS UP TO 2000 FT. IN LENGTH
Comment (Deposit): DEVELOPING ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
References
Reference (Deposit): SAHINEN, U. M., 1957 , MINES AND MINERAL DEPOSITS MISSOULA AND RAVALLI COUNTIES, MONTANA: MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULL. 8 , PP. 37-38 .
Reference (Deposit): CROWLEY, F. A., 1960 , DIRECTORY OF KNOWN MINING ENTERPRISES, 1959 : MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULL. 14 , P. 32 .
Reference (Deposit): CROWLEY, F. A., 1961 , DIRECTORY OF KNOWN MINING ENTERPRISES, 1959 : MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULL. 25 , P. 39 .
Reference (Deposit): GEACH, R. D., 1965 , DIRECTORY OF KNOWN MINING ENTERPRISES FOR 1964 : MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULL. 46 , P. 27 .
Reference (Production): SAHINEN, U. M., 1957 : MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULL. 8 , P. 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.
