The Mueller Mine is a silver, gold, and lead mine located in Madison county, Montana at an elevation of 7,211 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 7,211 Feet (2,198 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Gold, Lead
Lat, Long: 45.52083, -112.58556
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Mueller Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Mueller Mine
Secondary: Muellor
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Primary: Lead
Location
State: Montana
County: Madison
District: Mccartney Mountain District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: E. Mueller And Sons
Home Office: Butte, Mt.
Years: 1976 -
Owner Name: Sam Bear Gold Co. (Dale Brothers)
Home Office: Twin Bridges
Years: 1976 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1905
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: L
Description: Mccartney Mtn. Stock
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Oxidation
Rocks
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Location): 2 MILES EAST OF MCCARTNEY MTN. SUMMIT. NW 1/4, SECTION 3
Comment (Deposit): WELL DEFINED VEIN STRIKES N 10-60 E. OXIDIZED SURFACE PRODUCTS ARE SAID TO HAVE BEEN RICH.
Comment (Workings): 800-FT ADIT LEVEL, ABOVE WHICH ARE EXTENSIVE STOPES
References
Reference (Deposit): LAWSON, D.C., 1977, DIRECTORY OF MINING ENTERPRISES, 1976: MT. BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL., BULL. 103, P. 15.
Reference (Deposit): CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 04-26-1963
Reference (Deposit): 1925 GEOLMAP J.T. PARDEE, U.S.G.S. BULLETIN 780-
Reference (Deposit): RICHARDS, R.W., AND PARDEE, J.T., 1925, THE MELROSE PHOSPHATE FIELD, MONT: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, BULLETIN 780-A,P. 31.
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.
