The Nile and Garibaldi is a mine located in Silver Bow county, Montana at an elevation of 5,679 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: 5,679 Feet (1,731 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 46.0081, -112.58000
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Nile and Garibaldi MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Nile and Garibaldi
Commodity
Tertiary: Manganese
Location
State: Montana
County: Silver Bow
District: Butte District
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
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: Patented
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Anaconda Co.
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Montana
Info Year: 1979
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Underground
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
Unknown: Pyrite
Unknown: Gibbsite
Unknown: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Deposit): THE NILE & GARBALDI ARE ONE OF 39 BUTTE MN DEPOSITS. A COM- PLETE EVALUATION OF THE BUTTE MN DISTRICT IS AVAILABLE UNDER SEQ. NO. 0300930224. THE TONNAGE PRESENT IN THE NILE & GARIBALDI IS NOT USED IN THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMEN OF THE BUTTE MN DISTRICT BECAUSE OF INSUFFICIENT ASSAY DATA ON PRIMARY COPRODUCTS (PB ZN AG). FURTHER WORK IS ADVISED.
Comment (Production): DEPOSIT HAS BEEN A MINOR PRODUCER
References
Reference (Deposit): MIL SHEET NOS. 20,36,54 AND 220 ALSO IN MPF #41.18
Reference (Deposit): ANON NO DATE NILE AND GARIBALDI UNPUB USBM MANUSCRIPT
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.
