The Gies Mine is a gold mine located in Fergus county, Montana at an elevation of 5,098 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: 5,098 Feet (1,554 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 47.2214, -109.16140
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Gies Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Gies Mine
Secondary: Elk Peak Project
Secondary: Red Metal Claim Group
Secondary: Bertha Claim Group
Secondary: Geis Mine
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Silver
Location
State: Montana
County: Fergus
District: Cone Butte
Land Status
Land ownership: Unknown
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
Type: Private Lease
Type: Patented
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Blue Range Mining Co.
Home Office: Montana
Info Year: 1990
Owner Name: Geis Family
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Montana
Info Year: 1990
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Plant
Plant Subtype: Flotation
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Open Stope
Milling Method: Flotation
Year First Production: 1987
Discovery Year: 1985
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Interior Plains
Physiographic Province: Great Plains Province
Physiographic Section: Missouri Plateau, Unglaciated
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Not available
References
Reference (Deposit): USGS 18TH ANN REP PT3 1896-97 P612
Reference (Deposit): USBM IC 7544, 1950, P52 AND 68
Reference (Deposit): MBMG (MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY), BUL. 129, 1991.
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.
