The Basin Mill is a gold mine located in Jefferson county, Montana at an elevation of 5,079 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: 5,079 Feet (1,548 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 46.2689, -112.26140
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Basin Mill MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Basin Mill
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Montana
County: Jefferson
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
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: The Billern Corp, P. O. B. 465,Basin, Mt
Company ID: 2401401
Home Office: Montana
Info Year: 1982
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Processing Plant
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
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
Comment (Environmental Factors): NO DISCHARGING ADITS, FILLED SHAFTS, SEEPS, OR SPRINGS WERE IDENTIFIED AT THE SITE. NO SURFACE WATER WAS FLOWING ON OR NEAR THE SITE DURING THE INVESTIGATION. THE NEAREST SURFACE WATER WAS OVER 1,000 FEET AWAY; NO SURFACE WATER SAMPLES WERE COLLECTED DUE TO THE LACK OF A DIRECT RUNOFF ROUTE. NO HAZARDOUS MINE OPENINGS WERE IDENTIFIED AT THE SITE.
References
Reference (Deposit): PRIORITY SITES, SUMMARY REPORT, MARCH 1994, P. 5-84.
Reference (Deposit): MONTANA DEPARTMENT OF STATE LANDS. ABANDONED HARDROCK MINES
Reference (Deposit): MSHA REPORT DATED SEPTEMBER 1982.
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.
