The Miller is a gold mine located in Broadwater county, Montana at an elevation of 6,440 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: 6,440 Feet (1,963 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 46.62028, -111.41444
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Miller MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Miller
Secondary: Miller Mountain
Secondary: Slim Jim
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver
Location
State: Montana
County: Broadwater
District: Baker/Confed Gl
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
Type: Private Lease
Type: Patented
Type: Located Claim
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Guardian Resources Corp.
Percent: 100.0
Info Year: 1985
Years: 1985 - 1986
Owner Name: Volcanic Gold, Inc. (Leased To Gold Res. Assoc.)
Percent: 100.0
Info Year: 1995
Years: 1986 - 1992
Owner Name: Fmc Minerals Corp. (Sublease From Gold Res. Assoc.)
Home Office: Nevada
Info Year: 1986
Years: 1986 -
Owner Name: Fmc Minerals Corp. And Curator Gold, Inc Form Jv
Info Year: 1989
Years: 1989 - 1992
Owner Name: Fmc Minerals Corp.
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Nevada
Info Year: 1993
Years: 1992 -
Owner Name: Fmc Minerals Corp. And Pegasus Gold Inc Form Jv
Info Year: 1992
Years: 1992 - 1997
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Distal disseminated Ag-Au
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: Y
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: Distal disseminated Ag-Au
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Location): MSHA LOCAT: GREEN HORN GULCH.
Comment (Environmental Factors): NO TAILINGS ON SITE. ADIT DISCHARGE FLOWED OVER WASTE ROCK AND MADE UP THE ENTIRE FLOW OF GREENHORN GULCH. THE GULCH FLOWED INTO CONFEDERATE GULCH 1.5 MILES AWAY. THERE WERE SEVERAL OPEN OR PARTIALLY OPEN ADITS ON SITE.
References
Reference (Deposit): MSHA REPORT DATED APRIL 1981.
Reference (Deposit): MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES & GEOLOGY MEMOIR 15, 1935, P. 12.
Reference (Deposit): U.S. BUREAU OF MINES IC 7592, P. 33.
Reference (Deposit): PRIORITY SITES, SUMMARY REPORT, MARCH 1994, P. 5-16.
Reference (Deposit): MONTANA DEPARTMENT OF STATE LANDS. ABANDONED HARDROCK MINES
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.
