| Deposit ID | 10245585 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W013394 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0300630011 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Elk Creek Barite Mine & Deposit |
| Alternate or previous names | Elk Creek Barite |
| Related records | 10070452 |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -113.37263, 46.88549 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 1426 |
| Location accuracy | 500(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Missoula(county)
Montana(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Bata Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Missoula East(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Butte(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Blackfoot(hydrologic unit)
Pend Oreille(hydrologic accounting unit)
Kootenai-Pend Oreille-Spokane(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
ST(Federal land areas administered by ST)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Montana | Missoula |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montana Principal | 013 N | 014 W | 16 | Montana |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Barium-Barite Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Barite | Unknown |
| Ore Body (1) | -113.37263, 46.88549 |
|---|
| |||||||||||||||||
| Operation type | Surface-Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Plant |
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Deposit size | Medium |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1943 |
| Year of first production | 1951 |
| Plant type | Beneficiation (Mill) |
| Plant subcategory | Gravity |
| Milling method | Gravity |
| District name | Elk Creek District |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | State Lease |
|---|
| Ownership category | State |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | State Of Montana |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Montana |
| Year | 1998 |
| First year | 1951 |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Wayne Clutis Mining (Wayne Clutis) |
| Home office | Montana |
| Year | 1998 |
| First year | 1991 |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Rocky Mountain Minerals (Dillon Exploration) |
| Home office | Canada |
| Year | 1998 |
| First year | 1991 |
| Last year | 1991 |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Dillon Exploration |
| Home office | Montana |
| Year | 1998 |
| First year | 1987 |
| Last year | 1991 |
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | (Rocky ?) Mountain Minerals |
| Home office | Canada |
| Year | 1998 |
| First year | 1987 |
| Last year | 1991 |
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Montana Barite Co. (Mbc) |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Montana |
| Year | 1998 |
| First year | 1951 |
| Last year | 1987 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0300630011 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W013394 | MAS references MRDS |
USGS CIRCULAR 858-A, PRELIMINARY METALLOGENIC MAP OF NORTH
AMERICA: A NUMERICAL LISTING OF DEPOSITS; PA78, #22.
VARIOUS MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY: "MINING
DIRECTORIES" & "MINING AND MINERAL DEVELOPMENTS IN
MONTANA". (1987 TO 1994).
USGU GEOGRAPHIC NAMES INFORMATION QUERY SYSTEM:
AND/OR
USGS NATIONAL AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY PROGRAM: SEARCH CRITERIA
VARIOUS RANDOL MINING DIRECTORIES, 1990-1997,
"ELK CREEK MINE".
MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, BULLETIN 129, 1991.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | SEE ASSOCIATED PROPERTIES; MAS SEQ# AS LISTED: 0300630053 "GREENOUGH DEPOSITS" 0300630054 "COLOMA BARITE VEIN" 0300630089 "MISSOULA BARITE DEPOSIT" 0300630110 "MONTANA BARITE" 0300630113 "MONTANA BARITE MILL" |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 20-MAY-98 | Buckingham, David A. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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