Camp Owen Claim

The Camp Owen Claim is a lead mine located in Jefferson county, Montana at an elevation of 5,509 feet.

About the MRDS Data:

All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.

Mine Info

Name: Camp Owen Claim  

State:  Montana

County:  Jefferson

Elevation: 5,509 Feet (1,679 Meters)

Commodity: Lead

Lat, Long: 45.91722, -112.03556

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Camp Owen Claim MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Camp Owen Claim


Commodity

Primary: Lead


Location

State: Montana
County: Jefferson
District: Whitehall (Cardwell) District


Land Status

Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Bull Mountain


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: IRREGULAR


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Shale
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

Name: Shale
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Galena


Comments

Comment (Location): HEADWATERS OF ST. PAUL GULCH ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :1975

Comment (Deposit): VEIN, NOT CONFORMING TO DISTRICT PATTERN. OUTCROP IS LIMITED, VEIN IRREGULAR

Comment (Workings): 100 FT DRIFT


References

Reference (Deposit): LINDQUIST, A, 1966, M.S., BUTTE, MT. COLL. OF MIN. SCI. AND TECH


Principal Gold Districts of Montana

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.