The Marysville Mine is a gold and silver mine located in Lewis and Clark county, Montana at an elevation of 5,400 feet.
About the MRDS Data:
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: 5,400 Feet (1,646 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Silver
Lat, Long: 46.7475, -112.29580
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Marysville Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Marysville Mine
Secondary: Marysville Project 0300490425
Secondary: Drumlummon
Secondary: St. Louis-Drumlummon
Secondary: Drumlummon Mine
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Tertiary: Beryllium
Tertiary: Lead
Location
State: Montana
County: Lewis and Clark
District: Marysville District
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: Peter Towndrown / Goldsil Mining And Milling Inc.
Company ID: 2401079
Home Office: Montana
Info Year: 1986
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: M
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 (Deposit): HIGH BERYLIUM FOUND IN WASTE FROM DRUMLUMMON VEIN,USGS PP318
References
Reference (Deposit): U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 842, 1933, P. 69-70.
Reference (Deposit): MINING WORLD, JUNE 1945, P. 31.
Reference (Deposit): MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL. MEMOIR 31, 1949, P. 54.
Reference (Deposit): MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL. INFO. CIRC. 20, 1957, P. 27.
Reference (Deposit): METALS ECONOMICS GROUP 1983 "GUIDE TO NEW MINE DEVELOPMENT-
Reference (Deposit): UNITED STATES: 1983, VOL. 1, NO. 2.
Reference (Deposit): METALS ECONOMINC GROUP 1983 "GOLD PROJECTS IN THE UNITED
Reference (Deposit): STATES: 1983, VOL. 1, NO. 2.
Reference (Deposit): RANDOL MINING DIRECTORIES; 1990/91; P 179: 1993/94; P 232
Reference (Deposit): 1994/95; P 290.
Reference (Deposit): U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF. PAPER 318, 1959, P. 152-153.
Reference (Deposit): U. S. BUREAU OF MINES RI 7148, 1968, P. 161.
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.
