| Deposit ID | 10196855 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W007480 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0300310002 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Elk Creek Corundum Deposit |
| Alternate or previous names | Elk Creek Deposit, Flying D, Montana Mine, Gallatin Deposit |
| Related records | 10069793, 10245972 |
| Point of reference | Main Entrance |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -111.33584, 45.56301 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 1829 |
| Location accuracy | 500(meters) |
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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Montana | Gallatin |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montana Principal | 003 S | 003 E | 22 | SWSENE | Montana |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Corundum | Primary |
| Main Entrance (1) | -111.33584, 45.56301 |
|---|
| Operation type | Surface-Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Prospect |
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Ownership category | Unknown |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0300310002 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W007480 | MAS references MRDS |
MONTANA DEPARTMENT OF STATE LANDS. ABANDONED HARDROCK MINES
PRIORITY SITES, SUMMARY REPORT, MARCH 1994, P. 5-56.
U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 969-B, 1950, P. 41.
U.S. BUREAU OF MINES RI 4113, 1947, P. 1-9.
U.S. BUREAU OF MINES RI 4050, 1947.
MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES & GEOLOGY MEMOIR 28, P. 39.
MINOBRAS, 1975, MONTANA INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, P. 31.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Environmental Factors | THERE WERE NO TAILINGS ON SITE. THERE WERE NO DISCHARGING ADITS, FILLED SHAFTS, SEEPS, OR SPRINGS IDENTIFIED AT THE SITE DURING THE INVESTIGATION. THE EAST FORK OF ELK CREEK FLOWED ALONG THE TOE OF THE WASTE ROCK DUMP. TWO POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS OPEN SHAFTS WERE IDENTIFIED AT THE SITE. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 18-JUL-95 | O'Brien, Mary Ann | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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