| Deposit ID | 10173132 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0300510006 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Tootsie Creek Fluorspar |
| Point of reference | Main Entrance |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -111.11919, 48.85821 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 1615 |
| Location accuracy | 100(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Liberty(county)
Montana(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Mount Lebanon(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Sweet Grass Hills(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Shelby(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Sage(hydrologic unit)
Milk(hydrologic accounting unit)
Milk(hydrologic subregion)
Missouri(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Montana | Liberty |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montana Principal | 036 N | 005 E | 20 | C SWSW | Montana |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Fluorine-Fluorite Critical | Primary |
| Silica | Tertiary |
| Main Entrance (1) | -111.11919, 48.85821 |
|---|
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Prospect |
| Commodity type | Both |
| Significant | No |
| Type of mineral rights | Unknown |
|---|
| Ownership category | Unknown |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0300510006 |
ROSS,C. B., 1944, PRELIMINARY GEOLOGIC REPORT-FLUORSPAR
DEPOSITS IN THE SWEETGRASS HILLS, LIBERTY AND TOOLE COUNTIES
MONTANA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY STRATEGIC MINERALS INVES-
TIGATIONS
WFOC MPF #0300510006.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | "AT THE PRESENT TIME IT APPEARS THAT SUFFICIENT DISADVANTAGES EXIT..THE EXPENDITURE OF THE CAPITAL NECESSARY FOR PLACING THE TOOTSIE CREEK PROSPECT ON A PRODUCTIVE BASIS CANNOT BE REGARDED AS A PRUDENT COMMERCIAL INVESTMENT"PAGE 3 IN ABSTRACT. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 25-NOV-1983 | Avery, Dale | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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