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Big Ox Mine

Occurrence in Lewis and Clark county in Montana, United States with commodities Lead, Zinc, Copper, Silver
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  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. Controls for ore emplacement
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Mining district
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10094761
MRDS ID DB02206
Record type Site
Current site name Big Ox Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -112.29617, 46.79157 (WGS84)
Relative position ABOUT 4.5 KM N OF MARYSVILLE.

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 13 Montana

Comments on the location information

  • ABOUT 0.6 KM E OF DEER CREEK.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Secondary
Copper Secondary
Silver Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Galena Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Calcite Gangue
Pyrite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Pyritized Microdiorite

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
    Rock unit name Quartz Diorite Dike;Marysville Granodiorite Stock
    Rock description Quartz Diorite Dike;Marysville Granodiorite Stock
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -112.29617, 46.79157
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Boulder Batholith
Type of structure Local
Structure description Quartz Diorite Dike 500 Ft. Long Dipping 75 Nwmarysville Stock Marysville Stock

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Near Quartz Diorite Dike

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Marysville District

Comments on the production information

  • 2 CARLOAD SENT 1934- LEAD ORE, WITH LITTLE OX. MINE.

Comments on the workings information

  • SHAFT

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    USGS PP 59, P. 16, 18, 61, 77, 80, 111, 137, 165, PL. 1

  • Deposit

    USBM MIN. YR. 1934, P. 399.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-1980 Elliott, James E. 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.

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