Star Mill

Past Producer in Cascade county in Montana, United States with commodity Silver
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Land status
  10. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10269783
MAS/MILS ID 0300139005
Record type Site
Current site name Star Mill

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -110.74054, 46.93801 (WGS84)
Elevation 1707
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Cascade(county)

Montana(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Neihart(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

White Sulphur Springs(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

White Sulphur Springs(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Belt(hydrologic unit)

Upper Missouri(hydrologic accounting unit)

Missouri-Marias(hydrologic subregion)

Missouri(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Montana Cascade

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Montana Principal 014 N 008 E 32 NW Montana

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -110.74054, 46.93801

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Processing Plant
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Unknown

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Koppen Mining Services Corp.
    ID 2401533
    Home office P. O. Box 6106, Helena, Mt
    Year 1982

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MSHA RPT SEPT 1982

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 21-MAR-85 Western Field Operations Center (WFOC) U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

Current status (per MSHA)

StatusAbandoned since 07/18/1984
MSHA mine ID2401533
Mine name (MSHA)Neihart (Star) Mill
Current operatorWestgate Mining & Construction Inc
Current controller (parent)Mowlem John Plc
Mine typeFacility (Metal / non-metal)

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