Geis Mine

Plant in Fergus county in Montana, United States with commodities Gold, Lead, 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. Mining district
  10. Mineral rights holdings
  11. Land status
  12. Ownership information
  13. Reserves and resources
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10196569
MAS/MILS ID 0300270014
Record type Site
Current site name Geis Mine
Alternate or previous names Gies Mine, Elk Peak Project, Red Metal Claim Group, Bertha Claim Group

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -109.16219, 47.22132 (WGS84)
Elevation 1554
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Fergus(county)

Montana(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Judith Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Lewistown(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Lewistown(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Box Elder(hydrologic unit)

Musselshell(hydrologic accounting unit)

Missouri-Musselshell(hydrologic subregion)

Missouri(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Montana Fergus

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Montana Principal 017 N 020 E 22 SESWNW Montana

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Lead Secondary
Silver Secondary

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -109.16219, 47.22132

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Plant
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1985
Mining method Open Stope
Year of first production 1987
Plant subcategory Flotation
Milling method Flotation

Mining district

District name Cone Butte

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Patented
Type of mineral rights Private Lease

Land status

Ownership category Unknown

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Geis Family
    Interest 100
    Home office Montana
    Year 1990
  • Type Operator
    Owner Blue Range Mining Co.
    Home office Montana
    Year 1990

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1990
    Measured 43545mt ore
    Demonstrated 43545mt ore
    Total resources 43545mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 9.3 g/mt Gold Major 1990

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    USGS 18TH ANN REP PT3 1896-97 P612

  • Deposit

    USBM IC 7544, 1950, P52 AND 68

  • Deposit

    MBMG (MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY), BUL. 129, 1991.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 26-MAY-98 Buckingham, David A. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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

External references