| Deposit ID | 10220912 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0300070058 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Miller |
| Alternate or previous names | Miller Mountain, Slim Jim |
| Point of reference | Main Entrance |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -111.4153, 46.62019 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 1963 |
| Location accuracy | 100(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Broadwater(county)
Montana(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Diamond City(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Canyon Ferry Dam(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
White Sulphur Springs(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper Missouri(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Montana | Broadwater |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montana Principal | 010 N | 002 E | 13 | NESWSE | Montana |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Galena | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Model code | 75 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 19c |
| Deposit model name | Distal disseminated Ag-Au |
| Mark3 model number | 18 |
| Main Entrance (1) | -111.4153, 46.62019 |
|---|
| Length | 1341.12M |
|---|---|
| Width | 213.36M |
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | Yes |
| Discoverer | 1893: Henry O Miller Staked The Claims On The Contact Of The Miller Mountain Stock And The Precambrian Sediments. |
| District name | Baker/Confed Gl |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Located Claim |
|---|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Patented |
| Type of mineral rights | Private Lease |
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Fmc Minerals Corp. |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Nevada |
| Year | 1993 |
| First year | 1992 |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Fmc Minerals Corp. And Pegasus Gold Inc Form Jv |
| Year | 1992 |
| First year | 1992 |
| Last year | 1997 |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Fmc Minerals Corp. And Curator Gold, Inc Form Jv |
| Year | 1989 |
| First year | 1989 |
| Last year | 1992 |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Fmc Minerals Corp. (Sublease From Gold Res. Assoc.) |
| Home office | Nevada |
| Year | 1986 |
| First year | 1986 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Volcanic Gold, Inc. (Leased To Gold Res. Assoc.) |
| Interest | 100 |
| Year | 1995 |
| First year | 1986 |
| Last year | 1992 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Guardian Resources Corp. |
| Interest | 100 |
| Year | 1985 |
| First year | 1985 |
| Last year | 1986 |
| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1999 | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 6800000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Remarks | USGS OFR 2004-1038 | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Type | In-situ |
|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1989 |
| Total resources | 10000000mt ore |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0300070058 |
MONTANA DEPARTMENT OF STATE LANDS. ABANDONED HARDROCK MINES
PRIORITY SITES, SUMMARY REPORT, MARCH 1994, P. 5-16.
U.S. BUREAU OF MINES IC 7592, P. 33.
MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES & GEOLOGY MEMOIR 15, 1935, P. 12.
MSHA REPORT DATED APRIL 1981.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| 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. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 28-APR-98 | Buckingham, David A. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.
| Status | Abandoned since 10/29/2019 |
|---|---|
| MSHA mine ID | 2402743 |
| Mine name (MSHA) | Miller Mine |
| Current operator | Olympus Resources LLC |
| Mine type | Surface (Metal / non-metal) |
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