Pika Gypsum Mine

Past Producer in Madison county in Montana, United States with commodity Gypsum-Anhydrite
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. Land status
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10245725
MRDS ID D003934
MAS/MILS ID 0300570585
Record type Site
Current site name Pika Gypsum Mine
Alternate or previous names Ruby Claims
Related records 10010328

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Pit
Geographic coordinates: -111.91615, 44.9335 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Madison(county)

Montana(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Iron Creek(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Hebgen Lake(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Ashton(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Ruby(hydrologic unit)

Missouri Headwaters(hydrologic accounting unit)

Missouri Headwaters(hydrologic subregion)

Missouri(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Beaverhead-Deerlodge 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 Madison

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Montana Principal 010 S 003 W 25 NWNE Montana

Comments on the location information

  • LALASO INCLUDES SECS, 22, 27, 28, AND 29, AND SEC 25, T. 10 S., R. 3. W. LOCATED ON WEST END OF THE GRAVELLY RANGE GYPSUM DEPOSIT.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gypsum-Anhydrite Primary

Nearby scientific data

Pit (1) -111.91615, 44.9335

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL. BULLETIN 95, 1974, P. 34.

  • Deposit

    MINOBRAS, 1975, MONTANA INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, P. 49.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 09-FEB-94 Hillman U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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