Elk Creek Corundom Deposit

Past Producer in Gallatin county in Montana, United States with commodities Corundum, Kyanite
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. Materials information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Ownership information
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10069793
MRDS ID W007480
Record type Site
Current site name Elk Creek Corundom Deposit
Alternate or previous names Montana Mine, Flying D, Gallatin Deposit
Related records 10196855, 10245972

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -111.33445, 45.56241 (WGS84)
Elevation 1829
Relative position 17 MILES SW OF BOZEMAN.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Gallatin(county)

Montana(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Ruby Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Bozeman(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Bozeman(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Gallatin(hydrologic unit)

Missouri Headwaters(hydrologic accounting unit)

Missouri Headwaters(hydrologic subregion)

Missouri(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Montana Gallatin

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Montana Principal 003S 003E 22,23 Montana

Comments on the location information

  • LOCATED AT HEADWATERS OF ELK CREEK.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Corundum Primary
Kyanite Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Corundum Ore
Sillimanite Ore

Analytical data

Result CORUNDUM CONTENT 5-25%

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Pegmatite
    Rock unit name Pegmatite Dikes
    Rock description Pegmatite Dikes
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss
    Rock unit name Pony Series-Biotite Gneiss, Quartzite
    Rock description Pony Series-Biotite Gneiss, Quartzite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -111.33445, 45.56241

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form LENTICULAR
    Strike N 70 E
    Dip 51 - 78 NW
    Thickness 0.91M
    Length 243.84M
    Depth to bottom 15.24M

Comments on the geologic information

  • SILLIMANITE AND CORUNDUM OCCUR IN THIN LAYERS OF BIOTITE GNEISS AND PEGMATITE. SILLIMANITE CONTENT HERE IS 5 - 25%.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Year of first production 1901

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Industrial Minerals, Inc.

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • SEVERAL THOUSAND TONS OF CORUNDUM-BEARING ROCK

Comments on the workings information

  • SHAFTS AND DRIFTS

Comments on development

  • MINED 1901 - 1903; DEVELOPED EXTENSIVELY 1944 - 1945, BUT NO PRODUCTION

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CLABAUGH, S. E. AND ARMSTRONG, F. C., 1950, CORUNDUM DEPOSITS OF GAILATIN AND MADISON COUNTIES, MONT.: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 969-B.

  • Deposit

    HEINRICH, EW, 1948, DEPOSITS OF THE SILLIMANITE GROUP OF MINERALS SOUTH OF ENNIS, MADISON CO., MONT., MONT. BUR. OF MINES & GEOL, MISC. CONT. 10.

  • Deposit

    MBMG MEM 28, P. 39.

  • Deposit

    CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 12-28-1971

  • Deposit

    1949 COMPILE MBMG MEM 28

  • Deposit

    1950 COMPILE CLABAUGH, ARMSTRONG, BULL 969-B

  • Production

    MBMG. MEM 28.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit STRIKE AND DIP GIVEN IS FOR HOST ROCK LAYERS. DEPOSITS ARE PARALLEL TO THE FOLIATION AND MAJOR LAYERING OF THE GNEISS.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1959 Espenshade, Gilbert H. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-FEB-1980 Doyle, Brien (Wells, John) U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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

External references