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Property Overview
The Short Shift Gold Mine Property is a 60 acre lode mining site, located in the Melrose Mining District. The property contains two historic mill sites including a dedicated 5 acre mill site located just north of the main mining camp.
The Short Shift has a history of documented gold production. The District and the region in general noted for high grade gold deposits. The property was in production as late as 1980 by John and Dorothy Layton of Melrose, Montana.
The mine is laid out to cover all of the relevant workings as they are reported to exist under the surface. The headframe was recently cut, and there will be some work required to rehabilitate the main shaft. There are remains of three adits to the west of the main shaft.
These adits contain large, heavy gauge track, but have all collapsed and will need to be dug out and rehabilitated. There is very little dump material at the site. Likely the material was moved to the mill for processing. The main shaft is at least 65’ vertically with 2500' drift work historically reported. The adits have substantial portals but again, most of the ore and dump was likely taken to the mill. Much of this material was removed and processed at one of the two mills. This is based on the volume of tailings at the Short Shift Mill.
There is an older mill located south east of the main shaft on the trending of the vein and drift workings. The material at this mill shows quartz and some pyrites, this mixed in with chalcopyrite and some visible native gold in the chalcopyrite. It is of note that this mill has the only defined dumps on the property. Also of note is there only a small adit at this mill that does not appear to be large enough to quantify the dumps present. This may have been also moved to the mill for processing.
There is an underground blasting room where dynamite and other volatile supplies were stored. This is an interesting side note and not common in mining properties.
Roads and access to the site are open and accessible by most any high clearance two-wheel drive vehicle.
The site should be viewed as an excellent development option for a small to mid sized mining operation, at least for initial development. This mine will provide high grade, native gold in quartz. From assay results taken from discarded material, it can be determined that ore with a value of 1.5 ounces to the ton or less was being discarded as waste or for later processing. It can then be inferred that shipping material from the mine will come in well over 2 oz/T in gold.
Gold Rush Expeditions, Inc. does offer mining consultation services and assistance with permits for a small fee.
Training courses for underground work and exploration can be found here: https://stayoutstayalive.com/training/
The Short Shift Gold Mine Property is a 60 acre lode mining site, located in the Melrose Mining District. The property contains two historic mill sites including a dedicated 5 acre mill site located just north of the main mining camp.
The Short Shift has a history of documented gold production. The District and the region in general noted for high grade gold deposits. The property was in production as late as 1980 by John and Dorothy Layton of Melrose, Montana.
The mine is laid out to cover all of the relevant workings as they are reported to exist under the surface. The headframe was recently cut, and there will be some work required to rehabilitate the main shaft. There are remains of three adits to the west of the main shaft.
These adits contain large, heavy gauge track, but have all collapsed and will need to be dug out and rehabilitated. There is very little dump material at the site. Likely the material was moved to the mill for processing. The main shaft is at least 65’ vertically with 2500' drift work historically reported. The adits have substantial portals but again, most of the ore and dump was likely taken to the mill. Much of this material was removed and processed at one of the two mills. This is based on the volume of tailings at the Short Shift Mill.
There is an older mill located south east of the main shaft on the trending of the vein and drift workings. The material at this mill shows quartz and some pyrites, this mixed in with chalcopyrite and some visible native gold in the chalcopyrite. It is of note that this mill has the only defined dumps on the property. Also of note is there only a small adit at this mill that does not appear to be large enough to quantify the dumps present. This may have been also moved to the mill for processing.
There is an underground blasting room where dynamite and other volatile supplies were stored. This is an interesting side note and not common in mining properties.
Roads and access to the site are open and accessible by most any high clearance two-wheel drive vehicle.
The site should be viewed as an excellent development option for a small to mid sized mining operation, at least for initial development. This mine will provide high grade, native gold in quartz. From assay results taken from discarded material, it can be determined that ore with a value of 1.5 ounces to the ton or less was being discarded as waste or for later processing. It can then be inferred that shipping material from the mine will come in well over 2 oz/T in gold.
Gold Rush Expeditions, Inc. does offer mining consultation services and assistance with permits for a small fee.
Training courses for underground work and exploration can be found here: https://stayoutstayalive.com.training/
Acres
Commodities
Type
65
Gold, Silver
Lode, Mill
Underground Dev
Surface Dump
Tailings
N/A
200,000 tons
N/A
Access
Features
High Clearance 4WD
N/A
Gold Reserves
Silver Reserves
Copper Reserves
Platinum Reserves
Tungsten Reserves
Molybdenum Reserves
94,215 oz
166,374 oz
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
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