Ekalaka Lignite Field

Occurrence in Carter county in Montana, United States with commodity Uranium
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10019250
MRDS ID DC09178
Record type Site
Current site name Ekalaka Lignite Field
Related records 10221060

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -104.43617, 45.82801 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Carter(county)

Montana(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Camp Needmore(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Ekalaka(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Ekalaka(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Boxelder(hydrologic unit)

Little Missouri(hydrologic accounting unit)

Missouri-Little Missouri(hydrologic subregion)

Missouri(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Custer Gallatin National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Montana Carter

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Montana Principal 001N 059E 19,30 Montana

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Uranium Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -104.43617, 45.82801

Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: U-BEARING LIGNITE, LOW GRADE

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    GILL, JR, 1959, USGS BULL. 1055-F, P. 167, 171.

  • Deposit

    DENSON, NM, 1959, USGS BULL. 1055-A.

  • Deposit

    CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 02-09-1961

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1974 Conservation Division Files U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.