Ozark Prospect

The Ozark Prospect is a silver and gold mine located in Silver Bow county, Montana at an elevation of 7,402 feet.

About the MRDS Data:

All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.

Mine Info

Name: Ozark Prospect  

State:  Montana

County:  Silver Bow

Elevation: 7,402 Feet (2,256 Meters)

Commodity: Silver, Gold

Lat, Long: 45.79528, -112.48472

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Ozark Prospect MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Ozark Prospect


Commodity

Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Iron


Location

State: Montana
County: Silver Bow
District: Highland (Fish Creek) District


Land Status

Land ownership: National Forest
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Type: Underground


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Highland Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: IRREGULAR, RANDOM FISSURES


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Red Gouge, Oxidation, Limestone Alteration


Rocks

Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cambrian


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Gangue: Magnetite


Comments

Comment (Development): ECON.COM: RICHER ORE SAID TO BE IN LESS IRON-STAINED ZONES

Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: GOUGE & FISSURE FILLING, $250 PER TON AT BEST

Comment (Deposit): MINERALIZED TRENDS INCLUDE N70W AND N50E.

Comment (Workings): ONE 15 FT. SHAFT WITH A 15 FT DRIFT AT BOTTOM. ONE 65 FT ADIT.


References

Reference (Deposit): MBMG MEM 25, P. 46


Principal Gold Districts of Montana

Principal Gold Districts of Montana

In Montana, 54 mining districts have each have produced more than 10,000 ounces of gold. The largest producers are Butte, Helena, Marysville, and Virginia City, each having produced more than one million ounces. Twenty seven other districts are each credited with between 100,000 and one million ounces of gold production. Read more: Principal Gold Districts of Montana.