| Deposit ID | 10148656 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0300399004 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Contact Mining Custom Mill |
| Alternate or previous names | Contact Concentrator |
| Point of reference | Plant |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -113.28782, 46.31819 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 1646 |
| Location accuracy | 100(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Granite(county)
Montana(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Philipsburg(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Philipsburg(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Butte(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Flint-Rock(hydrologic unit)
Pend Oreille(hydrologic accounting unit)
Kootenai-Pend Oreille-Spokane(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Montana | Granite |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montana Principal | 007 N | 014 W | 36 | SENE | Montana |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Gold | Primary |
| Lead | Tertiary |
| Silver | Tertiary |
| Plant (1) | -113.28782, 46.31819 |
|---|
| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Flint Creek Range Area |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Other |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Contact Mining Co. |
| ID | 2401648 |
| Home office | Montana |
| Year | 1990 |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Bill Antonioli |
| ID | 2401648 |
| Home office | Montana |
| Year | 1990 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0300399004 | |
| Mine Safety and Health Administration | MSHA | MSHA | 2401648 |
MONT. BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL. BULLETIN 129, 1991,
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THIS IS THE ONLY ACTIVE CUSTOM MILL IN THE AREA AVAILABLE TO THE SMALL SCALE MINER. INTERMITTENT OPERATION FOR SILVER. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 26-JUL-93 | Spear, James M. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.
| Status | Intermittent since 10/23/2025 |
|---|---|
| MSHA mine ID | 2401648 |
| Mine name (MSHA) | Contact Concentrator |
| Current operator | Contact Mining Company |
| Current controller (parent) | Timothy Antonioli |
| Mine type | Facility (Metal / non-metal) |
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