The Opsata Mine is a silver and gold mine located in Powell county, Montana at an elevation of 5,600 feet.
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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
Elevation: 5,600 Feet (1,707 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Gold
Lat, Long: 46.67667, -112.54056
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Opsata Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Opsata Mine
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Montana
County: Powell
District: Ophir District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Nels Opsata
Home Office: Ovando, Mt.
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
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: R
Description: Boulder Batholith
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: $60/TON AG-AU ORE
Materials
Ore: Gold
Comments
Comment (Location): 0.5 KM WSW OF OPHIR MT.
Comment (Production): $600 OF AU-AG ORE
Comment (Workings): WORK SUSPENDED DUE TO GROUND WATER
References
Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 842, P. 34
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.
