Powell Mine

Past Producer in Granite county in Montana, United States with commodities Silver, Copper, Antimony
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Alteration
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Geologic structures
  12. Ore body information
  13. Controls for ore emplacement
  14. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  15. Mining district
  16. Land status
  17. Ownership information
  18. Workings at the site
  19. Links to other databases
  20. Bibliographic references
  21. General comments
  22. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10019399
MRDS ID DC09937
Record type Site
Current site name Powell Mine
Alternate or previous names Mount Powell Mines 5 Claims

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -113.07258, 46.34711 (WGS84)
Elevation 2560
Relative position 1.32KM FROM THE SUMMIT OF RACETRACK PEAK.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Granite(county)

Montana(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Pozega Lakes(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Philipsburg(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Butte(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Flint-Rock(hydrologic unit)

Pend Oreille(hydrologic accounting unit)

Kootenai-Pend Oreille-Spokane(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Montana Granite

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Montana Principal 007N 012W 22,23 SE OF NW (23) Montana

Comments on the location information

  • SW SLOPE ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1971)

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Copper Secondary
Antimony Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chrysocolla Ore
Copper Ore
Diopside Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Best Ore Found In Quadrant Fm.

Analytical data

Result 60 OZ AG, 3.5% CU

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Jurassic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
    Rock unit name Ellis Formation;Quadrant;Madison Limestone
    Rock description Ellis Formation;Quadrant;Madison Lst
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -113.07258, 46.34711

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Philipsburg Batholith
Type of structure Local
Structure description Royal Stock

Ore body information

  • Strike GT 2500
    Dip 77SW
    Width 0.61M
    Depth to top 0M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Vein Displaced 3 Places By N-Striking Faults, Veins Which Cross The Quadrant Quartzite

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Year of first production 1906

Mining district

District name Princeton (South Boulder Creek) District

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Frank Puyer

Comments on the production information

  • PRODUCED IN 1914, 1916, 1918, 1919. TOTAL PRODUCTION DOES NOT EXCEED 500 TONS OF ORE HAVING A VALUE OF $16000.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 762M

Comments on the workings information

  • DRIFTS AND CROSSCUTS, 2 ADIT TUNNELS ONE 125 FT ABOVE THE OTHER. 2 MORE ADITS ADDED AFTER 1912.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    USGS PP 78, P. 249.

  • Deposit

    MBMG BULL 84, P. 38, 40.

  • Production

    MBMG BULL 84.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
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.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-NOV-1980 Wise, Kristine K. (Elliott, James E.) U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-FEB-1982 Unknown U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

External references