The Big Ox Mine is a lead mine located in Lewis and Clark county, Montana.
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Mine Info
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Big Ox Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Big Ox Mine
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Secondary: Zinc
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Silver
Location
State: Montana
County: Lewis and Clark
District: Marysville District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
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
Type: L
Description: Quartz Diorite Dike 500 Ft. Long Dipping 75 Nwmarysville Stock Marysville Stock
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Pyritized Microdiorite
Rocks
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): ABOUT 0.6 KM E OF DEER CREEK.
Comment (Production): 2 CARLOAD SENT 1934- LEAD ORE, WITH LITTLE OX. MINE.
Comment (Workings): SHAFT
References
Reference (Deposit): USGS PP 59, P. 16, 18, 61, 77, 80, 111, 137, 165, PL. 1
Reference (Deposit): USBM MIN. YR. 1934, P. 399.
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.
