The Big Four is a lead and zinc mine located in Jefferson county, Montana.
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Mine Info
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Big Four MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Big Four
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Primary: Zinc
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Copper
Location
State: Montana
County: Jefferson
District: Big Foot (State 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
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: O. H. Humphry Of Santa Ana, Ca., Mary Drake, Salt Lake City, Ut., Fred Morgan, Tucson, Az.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
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
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Galena
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Deposit): 6 PATENTED CLAIMS: HOOSIER BOY, BIG FOUR, TERROR, NICKEL PLATE, SEARCHLIGHT, AJAX, ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
Comment (Location): LAT LONG ARE FOR AJAX MINE. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1954)
Comment (Workings): 100FT SHAFT ON HOOSIER BOY AND AJAX, 180FT SHAFT ON BIG FOUR WITH 3 LEVELS AT 40, 60, & 100 FT LEVELS
References
Reference (Deposit): MBMG BULL 16, P. 38
Reference (Production): MBMG BULL 16.
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.
