Little Sheep Creek Area

The Little Sheep Creek Area is a phosphorus-phosphates mine located in Beaverhead county, Montana at an elevation of 7,300 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

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Site Name

Primary: Little Sheep Creek Area

Commodity

Primary: Phosphorus-Phosphates
Tertiary: REE
Tertiary: Nickel
Tertiary: Iron
Tertiary: Chromium
Tertiary: Vanadium
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: Prospect
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 (Deposit): THIS RECORD IS FOR A LARGE AREA COVERING THE PHOSPHATE MINERALIZATION OF THE BIG SHEEP ARCH AND LITTLE SHEEP SYNCLINE. THUS IT INCLUDES SECS 2,3,11,12,13,14, AND 24 IN TT14S R10W; SECS 19,29,30,32,33, IN T14S R9W; AND SECS 3,9, AND 16 IN T15S R9W DEPOSIT SEQ NO. 0300010445 IS LOCATED IN THIS AREA APATITE OCCURES AS OOLITIC TO PELLETAL GRAINS THAT ARE VERY FINE TO MEDIUM SAND SIZE, NODULES ARE LOCALLY COMMON

Comment (Reserve-Resource): M1 C3 RETORT MEMBER: Q 50; RESOURCE BLOCK ABOVE ENTRY LEVEL, BED AREA 1.51X1000000 SQUARE METERS. Q25; RESOURCE BLOCK ABOVE FIRST 30M BELOW ENTRY LEVEL, BED AREA 2.62X1000000 SQUARE METERS. Q10; RESOURCE BLOCK, TOTAL IN AREA, BED AREA 25.54X1000000 SQUARE METERS M1 C3 MEADE PEAK MEMBER: Q50; RESOURCE BLOCK ABOVE ENTRY LEVEL, BED AREA 2796290 SQUARE METERS. Q25; RESOURCE BLOCK ABOVE FIRST 30M BELOW ENTRY LEVEL, BED AREA 4245530 SQUARE METERS. Q10; RESOURCE BLOCK, TOTAL IN AREA, BED AREA 3009996 0 SQUARE METERS. M3C3 MEADE PEAK MEMBER: Q50; RESOURCE BLOCK ABOVE ENTRY LEVEL, BED AREA 2795290 SQUARE METERS, Q25; RESOURCE BLOCK ABOVE FIRST 30M BELOW ENTRY LEVEL, BED AREA 4245530 SQUARE METERS Q10; RESOURCE BLOCK, TOTAL IN AREA, BED AREA 3009996 0 SQUARE METERS.

References

Reference (Deposit): GEOL. SOC. AMERICA BULL., VOL. 66, P. 345-404

Reference (Deposit): SCHOLTEN, R., 1955, GEOLOGY OF THE LIMA REGION, SW MONTANA:

Reference (Reserve-Resource): SOUTHWEST MONTANA, USGS PROF. PAPER 313-E, P. 661-777

Reference (Reserve-Resource): SWANSON, ROGER, 1970, MINERAL RESOURCES IN PERMIAN ROCKS OF

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