The Zosell District is a gold and silver mine located in Powell county, Montana.
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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
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Zosell District MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Zosell District
Secondary: Emery District
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Zinc
Tertiary: Arsenic
Location
State: Montana
County: Powell
District: EMERY DISTRICT
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: JOSEPH WHITWORTH
Info Year: 1933
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: District
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: VEIN/SHEAR, REPLACEMENT
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1872
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant:
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration: SERICITIZATION
Alteration Text: SERITIZATION
Alteration Type: L
Alteration: CARBONATIZATION
Alteration Text: CARBONATIZATION
Alteration Type: L
Alteration: CHLORITIZATION
Alteration Text: CHLORITIZATION
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Not available
References
Reference (Deposit): PARDEE, J. T. AND F. C. SCHRADER, 1933; METALLIFEROUS DEPOSITS OF THE GREATER HELENA MINING REGION, USGS BULL. 842. P. 270-283.
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.
