The Kelly Mine is a gold mine located in Broadwater county, Montana at an elevation of 4,800 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: 4,800 Feet (1,463 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 46.4294, -111.65420
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Kelly Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Kelly Mine
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Lead
Location
State: Montana
County: Broadwater
District: Winston
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: Located Claim
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
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: Cerussite
Unknown: Sphalerite
Unknown: Pyrite
Unknown: Limonite
Unknown: Galena
Comments
Comment (Production): A 1949 TEST SHIPMENT YIELDED 5.8 PERCENT LEAD, 0.1 PERCENT COPPER, 3.0 OUNCES SILVER AND 0.25 OUNCE GOLD PER TON
References
Reference (Deposit): MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL. BULLETIN 41, 1964, P. 28.
Reference (Deposit): U.S. BUREAU OF MINES IC 7592, 1951, P. 39.
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.
