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U.S. Gypsum Co. Mine

Producer in Fergus county in Montana, United States with commodity Gypsum-Anhydrite
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  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 10269148
MRDS ID W013402
MAS/MILS ID 0300270003
Record type Site
Current site name U.S. Gypsum Co. Mine
Alternate or previous names Shoemaker Mine, Heath Mine & Plant
Related records 10070459

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -109.26549, 47.00272 (WGS84)
Elevation 1341
Location accuracy 10(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Fergus(county)

Montana(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Pike Creek(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Lewistown(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Lewistown(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Judith(hydrologic unit)

Fort Peck Lake(hydrologic accounting unit)

Missouri-Musselshell(hydrologic subregion)

Missouri(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Montana Fergus

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Montana Principal 014 N 019 E 01 NENWSW Montana

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gypsum-Anhydrite Primary

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -109.26549, 47.00272
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Medium
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Unknown

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL. MEMOIR 20, 1940, P. 23.

  • Deposit

    MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL. MEMOIR 31, 1950, P. 24.

  • Deposit

    U.S. BUREAU OF MINES IC 8229, 1964, TABLE 18, P. 54.

  • Deposit

    MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL. BULLETIN 72, 1969, P. 30.

  • Deposit

    MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL. BULLETIN 95, 1975, P. 34.

  • Deposit

    MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL. BULLETIN 100, 1976, P. 33.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 11-JUN-1992 Ridenour, James U.S. Bureau of Mines

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