The Ophir District-Montana is a gold and silver mine located in Powell county, Montana.
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Mine Info
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Ophir District-Montana MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Ophir District-Montana
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Tungsten
Secondary: Zinc
Secondary: Lead
Location
State: Montana
County: Powell
District: OPHIR DISTRICT
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: District
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: SKARN, PLACER, VEIN
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1860
Discovery Year: 1860
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant:
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: L
Structure: FOLDING
Description: FOLDS THAT TREND NW.
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Not available
References
Reference (Deposit): USGS PP 610, P. 168.
Reference (Deposit): US BUREAU OF MINES R1 6334, P. 48-50.
Reference (Deposit): MBMG MEM 26, P. 126-28.
Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 842, P. 29-35.
Reference (Deposit): MBMG BULL 98, P. 25-29.
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.
