The Little Sheep Creek-Middle Fork is a phosphorus-phosphates mine located in Beaverhead county, Montana at an elevation of 7,431 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 7,431 Feet (2,265 Meters)
Commodity: Phosphorus-Phosphates
Lat, Long: 44.5694, -112.68920
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Little Sheep Creek-Middle Fork MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Little Sheep Creek-Middle Fork
Secondary: Little Sheep Creek
Commodity
Primary: Phosphorus-Phosphates
Tertiary: Fluorine-Fluorite
Tertiary: Uranium
Location
State: Montana
County: Beaverhead
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
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Workings
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Ownership
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Production
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Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Surface
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
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Orebody
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Structure
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Alterations
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Rocks
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Analytical Data
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Materials
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Comments
Comment (Geology): PHOSPHORIA FM CROPS OUT ON N LIMB OF LITTLE SHEEP CR. SYNCLINE AT MIDDLE FORK TRENCH BEDS STRIKE N80W, DIP25 SW; MEADE PEAK MEMBER: BED IS 1.2 FT THICK AT 33.0% P2O5, 5 FT THIC AT 27.1% P2O5, 10.7 FT THICK AT 19.2% P2O5. AT WEST FORK TRENCH BEDS STRIKE N80E AND DIP 10S; RETORT MEMBER: BED IS 5.2 FT THICK @ 15% P2O5. LITTLE SHEEP CREEK AREA CAN BE DIVIDED INTO TWO SMALLER AREAS; MIDDLE AND WEST FORK TRENCHES. SAMPLE LOTS 1295(WEST FORK) AND 1294(MIDDLE FORK) ARE LOCATED IN THIS AREA
References
Reference (Deposit): INDUSTRY AND IT'S RESOURCES,PT.2, MONTANA, USBM RI 6611.
Reference (Deposit): SWANSON, R.W., 1970, MIN. RES. IN PERMIAN ROCKS OF SW
Reference (Deposit): MONTANA: USGS PROF. PAPER 313-E, P 701.
Reference (Deposit): MRB 117, P. 117.
Reference (Deposit): CRIB
Reference (Deposit): POPOFF,C.C.,1965, AN EVALUATION OF THE WESTERN PHOSPHATE
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.
