The Miller Prospect is a copper mine located in Sanders county, Montana at an elevation of 2,999 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: 2,999 Feet (914 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 47.97583, -115.81639
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Miller Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Miller Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Location
State: Montana
County: Sanders
District: Pilgrim Creek 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
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Coeur D'Alene Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Argillite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Argillite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Limonite
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Workings): DEVELOPMENT WAS BY TWO ADITS; THESE ARE CURRENTLY CAVED IN AT THE PORTAL. SIZE OF DUMPS INDICATES ABOUT 700 FT OF WORKINGS IN EACH ADIT
Comment (Location): 1/2 MI N OF PILGRIM CREEK,
Comment (Commodity): ORE CONTENT DERIVED FROM MINERALIZED SPECIMENS WITHIN DUMP.
Comment (Geology): ARGILLITE IS FINE GRAINED, WEATHERS BROWN TO LIGHT TAN AND DISPLAYS RIPPLE MARKS AND MUD CRACKS CALCITE IS OF SECONDARY ORIGIN FILLING VOIDS AND CRACKS WITHIN THE VEIN QUARTZ.
References
Reference (Deposit): CROWLEY, F. A., 1963 , MINES AND MINERAL DEPOSITS (EXCEPT FUELS) SANDERS COUNTY, MONTANA: MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULL. 34 , P. 23 .
Reference (Deposit): CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 06-13-1963
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.
