Little Ox Mine

Past Producer in Lewis and Clark county in Montana, United States with commodities Gold, Silver, Lead, Zinc, 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. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Geologic structures
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Ownership information
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10019448
MRDS ID DC10496
Record type Site
Current site name Little Ox Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -112.32089, 46.77268 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 500(meters)
Relative position ABOUT 2.5 KM SW OF BIG OX MINE.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Lewis and Clark(county)

Montana(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Canyon Creek(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Elliston(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Butte(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Missouri(hydrologic unit)

Upper Missouri(hydrologic accounting unit)

Missouri-Marias(hydrologic subregion)

Missouri(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Montana Lewis and Clark

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Montana Principal 012N 006W 23 SW Montana

Comments on the location information

  • ABOUT 3.0 KM NW OF MARYSVILLE.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Primary
Lead Secondary
Zinc Critical Secondary
Antimony Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Covellite Ore
Galena Ore
Gold Ore
Tetrahedrite Ore
Calcite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name Helena Limestone
    Rock description Helena Limestone
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic

Nearby scientific data

(1) -112.32089, 46.77268

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Boulder Batholith
Type of structure Local
Structure description Marysville Stock

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Year of first production 1956

Mining district

District name Marysville District

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Louis Peura
    Home office 1124 6th Ave., Helena, Mt.

Comments on the production information

  • WITH BIG OX SENT 2 CARLOADS OF LEAD ORE.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MBMG BULL 10, P. 34

  • Deposit

    MBMG BULL 30, P. 28

  • Deposit

    USBM MIN. YR. 1934, P. 399

  • Deposit

    USGS PP 57, PL. 1.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1974 Unknown U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-APR-1982 Wise, Kristine K. (Elliott, James E.) U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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