The Silver Bullion Mine is a silver mine located in Madison county, Montana at an elevation of 7,001 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 7,001 Feet (2,134 Meters)
Commodity: Silver
Lat, Long: 45.45833, -112.08806
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Silver Bullion Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Silver Bullion Mine
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Copper
Location
State: Montana
County: Madison
District: Sheridan (Horse Creek) District
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
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
Owner Name: C. D. Storer
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1934
Discovery Year: 1934
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Tobacco Root Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: R
Description: Tobacco Root Batholith
Type: L
Description: Mine Is On Nose Of N30e Plunging Horse Creek Synform
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silicification
Rocks
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoarchean
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoarchean
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Argentite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Ankerite
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Siderite
Comments
Comment (Production): $20,000.
Comment (Development): GASOLINE POWERED COMPRESSORS
Comment (Workings): 150 FT. INCLINE SHAFT, SEVERAL SMALLER INCLINE SHAFTS. 600 FT. OF DRIFTS AND TUNNELS AND 100 FT. OF CROSSCUTS.
References
Reference (Deposit): REYNER, M.L., 1949, DIRECTORY OF MINING PROPERTIES: MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY MEMOIR 31, P. 71.
Reference (Deposit): MBMG MEM 41, P. 18.
Reference (Deposit): LEVANDOWSKI, D.W. 1956 PHD, U OF MICH
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.
