Miller

The Miller is a gold mine located in Broadwater county, Montana at an elevation of 6,440 feet.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Miller
Secondary: Miller Mountain
Secondary: Slim Jim

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver

Location

State: Montana
County: Broadwater
District: Baker/Confed Gl

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

Type: Private Lease
Type: Patented
Type: Located Claim

Workings

Not available

Ownership

Owner Name: Guardian Resources Corp.
Percent: 100.0
Info Year: 1985
Years: 1985 - 1986

Owner Name: Volcanic Gold, Inc. (Leased To Gold Res. Assoc.)
Percent: 100.0
Info Year: 1995
Years: 1986 - 1992

Owner Name: Fmc Minerals Corp. (Sublease From Gold Res. Assoc.)
Home Office: Nevada
Info Year: 1986
Years: 1986 -

Owner Name: Fmc Minerals Corp. And Curator Gold, Inc Form Jv
Info Year: 1989
Years: 1989 - 1992

Owner Name: Fmc Minerals Corp.
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Nevada
Info Year: 1993
Years: 1992 -

Owner Name: Fmc Minerals Corp. And Pegasus Gold Inc Form Jv
Info Year: 1992
Years: 1992 - 1997

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Distal disseminated Ag-Au
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: Y

Physiography

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

Mineral Deposit Model

Model Name: Distal disseminated Ag-Au

Orebody

Not available

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Not available

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Pyrite

Comments

Comment (Location): MSHA LOCAT: GREEN HORN GULCH.

Comment (Environmental Factors): NO TAILINGS ON SITE. ADIT DISCHARGE FLOWED OVER WASTE ROCK AND MADE UP THE ENTIRE FLOW OF GREENHORN GULCH. THE GULCH FLOWED INTO CONFEDERATE GULCH 1.5 MILES AWAY. THERE WERE SEVERAL OPEN OR PARTIALLY OPEN ADITS ON SITE.

References

Reference (Deposit): MSHA REPORT DATED APRIL 1981.

Reference (Deposit): MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES & GEOLOGY MEMOIR 15, 1935, P. 12.

Reference (Deposit): U.S. BUREAU OF MINES IC 7592, P. 33.

Reference (Deposit): PRIORITY SITES, SUMMARY REPORT, MARCH 1994, P. 5-16.

Reference (Deposit): MONTANA DEPARTMENT OF STATE LANDS. ABANDONED HARDROCK MINES

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.