The Powell Mine is a silver mine located in Granite county, Montana at an elevation of 8,399 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: 8,399 Feet (2,560 Meters)
Commodity: Silver
Lat, Long: 46.34722, -113.07167
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Powell Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Powell Mine
Secondary: Mount Powell Mines 5 Claims
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Copper
Tertiary: Antimony
Location
State: Montana
County: Granite
District: Princeton (South Boulder 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
Owner Name: Frank Puyer
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1906
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Flint Creek Range
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: R
Description: Philipsburg Batholith
Type: L
Description: Royal Stock
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Best Ore Found In Quadrant Fm.
Rocks
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Jurassic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 60 OZ AG, 3.5% CU
Materials
Ore: Copper
Ore: Chrysocolla
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Diopside
Comments
Comment (Workings): DRIFTS AND CROSSCUTS, 2 ADIT TUNNELS ONE 125 FT ABOVE THE OTHER. 2 MORE ADITS ADDED AFTER 1912.
Comment (Location): SW SLOPE ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1971)
Comment (Production): PRODUCED IN 1914, 1916, 1918, 1919. TOTAL PRODUCTION DOES NOT EXCEED 500 TONS OF ORE HAVING A VALUE OF $16000.
Comment (Deposit): ORE CONTAINS BRECCIA FROM WALLS. IN TUNNEL NO 2 THE VEIN STRIKES S 50 E AND DIPS 77 SW. 40 FT SE THE VEIN IS OFFSET TO THE NE BY A FAULT WHICH STRIKES NE AND DIPS 65 SE. 70 FT FARTHER A 2ND FAULT, STRIKING NE AND DIPPING 80 SE, OFFSETS THE VEIN 140 FT TO THE 3RD FAULT.
References
Reference (Deposit): USGS PP 78, P. 249.
Reference (Deposit): MBMG BULL 84, P. 38, 40.
Reference (Production): MBMG BULL 84.
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.
