In the early years of the 20th Century a group of prospectors banded together for a trial shipment of ore. Smelting, however, revealed that the value of the ore did not warrant production. Little more was done on the claims until William M. “Bill” Mouat, a nephew of the president of the Minneapolis Mining and Smelting Company, became interested in the claims around World War I. He hired Otto W. Miller, a Columbus, Montana, resident with mining experience, to redeem the claims. This started a new episode of development.

Our History

In the early years of the 20th Century a group of prospectors banded together for a trial shipment of ore. Smelting, however, revealed that the value of the ore did not warrant production. Little more was done on the claims until William M. “Bill” Mouat, a nephew of the president of the Minneapolis Mining and Smelting Company, became interested in the claims around World War I. He hired Otto W. Miller, a Columbus, Montana, resident with mining experience, to redeem the claims. This started a new episode of development.

Our Principles

In the early years of the 20th Century a group of prospectors banded together for a trial shipment of ore. Smelting, however, revealed that the value of the ore did not warrant production. Little more was done on the claims until William M. “Bill” Mouat, a nephew of the president of the Minneapolis Mining and Smelting Company, became interested in the claims around World War I. He hired Otto W. Miller, a Columbus, Montana, resident with mining experience, to redeem the claims. This started a new episode of development.