Silver Bullion Mine

The Silver Bullion Mine is a silver mine located in Madison county, Montana at an elevation of 7,001 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

Name: Silver Bullion Mine  

State:  Montana

County:  Madison

Elevation: 7,001 Feet (2,134 Meters)

Commodity: Silver

Lat, Long: 45.45833, -112.08806

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Silver Bullion Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Silver Bullion Mine


Commodity

Primary: Silver
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Copper


Location

State: Montana
County: Madison
District: Sheridan (Horse Creek) District


Land Status

Land ownership: National Forest
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

Owner Name: C. D. Storer


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1934
Discovery Year: 1934
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Tobacco Root Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Type: R
Description: Tobacco Root Batholith

Type: L
Description: Mine Is On Nose Of N30e Plunging Horse Creek Synform


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silicification


Rocks

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoarchean

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoarchean


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Argentite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Ankerite
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Siderite


Comments

Comment (Production): $20,000.

Comment (Development): GASOLINE POWERED COMPRESSORS

Comment (Workings): 150 FT. INCLINE SHAFT, SEVERAL SMALLER INCLINE SHAFTS. 600 FT. OF DRIFTS AND TUNNELS AND 100 FT. OF CROSSCUTS.


References

Reference (Deposit): REYNER, M.L., 1949, DIRECTORY OF MINING PROPERTIES: MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY MEMOIR 31, P. 71.

Reference (Deposit): MBMG MEM 41, P. 18.

Reference (Deposit): LEVANDOWSKI, D.W. 1956 PHD, U OF MICH


Principal Gold Districts of Montana

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.