Mueller Mine

The Mueller Mine is a silver, gold, and lead mine located in Madison county, Montana at an elevation of 7,211 feet.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Mueller Mine
Secondary: Muellor

Commodity

Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Primary: Lead

Location

State: Montana
County: Madison
District: Mccartney Mountain District

Land Status

Not available

Holdings

Not available

Workings

Type: Underground

Ownership

Owner Name: E. Mueller And Sons
Home Office: Butte, Mt.
Years: 1976 -

Owner Name: Sam Bear Gold Co. (Dale Brothers)
Home Office: Twin Bridges
Years: 1976 -

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1905
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S

Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Not available

Structure

Type: L
Description: Mccartney Mtn. Stock

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Oxidation

Rocks

Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous

Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous

Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous

Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Not available

Comments

Comment (Location): 2 MILES EAST OF MCCARTNEY MTN. SUMMIT. NW 1/4, SECTION 3

Comment (Deposit): WELL DEFINED VEIN STRIKES N 10-60 E. OXIDIZED SURFACE PRODUCTS ARE SAID TO HAVE BEEN RICH.

Comment (Workings): 800-FT ADIT LEVEL, ABOVE WHICH ARE EXTENSIVE STOPES

References

Reference (Deposit): LAWSON, D.C., 1977, DIRECTORY OF MINING ENTERPRISES, 1976: MT. BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL., BULL. 103, P. 15.

Reference (Deposit): CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 04-26-1963

Reference (Deposit): 1925 GEOLMAP J.T. PARDEE, U.S.G.S. BULLETIN 780-

Reference (Deposit): RICHARDS, R.W., AND PARDEE, J.T., 1925, THE MELROSE PHOSPHATE FIELD, MONT: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, BULLETIN 780-A,P. 31.

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.