The Willie Mine is a gold mine located in Granite county, Montana.
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Mine Info
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Willie Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Willie Mine
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Montana
County: Granite
District: Garnet (First Chance) District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Garnet Range
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: R
Description: Bearmouth Overthrust
Type: L
Description: Deep Creek Anticline, Garnet Stock
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: $4-11/TON AU. (1900)
Materials
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Commodity): A WIDTH OF 40 FT OR MORE AVERAGED $2/TON.
Comment (Location): ABOUT 500 FT BELOW RED CLOUD MILL.
Comment (Production): LARGE QUANTITY OF ORE.
Comment (Deposit): OCCUPIES THE CORE OF AN ANTICLINE.
Comment (Workings): AN ADIT, NEAR ITS FACE IT PENETRATES A VERTICAL NE FAULT THAT IS IN LINE WITH 2ND FAULT MET IN RED CLOUD ADIT LEVELS.
References
Reference (Production): USGS BULL 660, P. 195.
Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 660, P. 195
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.
