| Deposit ID | 10270659 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0300770275 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Elliston Area |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -112.41949, 46.5632 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 1585 |
| Location accuracy | 100(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Powell(county)
Montana(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Elliston(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Elliston(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Butte(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper Clark Fork(hydrologic unit)
Pend Oreille(hydrologic accounting unit)
Kootenai-Pend Oreille-Spokane(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Montana | Powell |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montana Principal | 009 N | 007 W | 01 | Montana |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Chromium Critical | Tertiary |
| Fluorine-Fluorite Critical | Tertiary |
| Nickel Critical | Tertiary |
| Phosphorus-Phosphates | Primary |
| REE Critical | Tertiary |
| Uranium | Tertiary |
| Vanadium Critical | Tertiary |
| Ore Body (1) | -112.41949, 46.5632 |
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| Thickness | 1M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depth to top | 5M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Thickness | 2.1M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depth to top | 5M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Both |
| Significant | No |
| Type of mineral rights | Federal Lease |
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| Ownership category | Federal |
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| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1973 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Inferred | 2721500mt ore | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 3084400mt ore | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1973 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Inferred | 3628700mt ore | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 4263700mt ore | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0300770275 |
SWANSON, ROGER, 1973, GEOLOGY AND PHOSPHATE DEPOSITS OF THE
PERMIAN ROCKS IN CENTRAL WESTERN MONTANA, USGS PROF. PAPER
313-F, P. 779-833.
POPOFF, C. C. 1965, AN EVALUATION OF THE WESTERN PHOSPHATE
INDUSTRY AND IT'S RESOURCES, PT. 2, MONTANA, USBM RI 6611.
LUFT, S., 1958, NORTHERN PACIFIC RAILWAY CO. PROPERTIES AND
INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT DEPT. PHOSPHATE REPORT.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THIS RECORD IS FOR A LARGE AREA COVERING THE PHOSPHATE MINERALIZATION IN THE ELLISTON AREA. THUS IT INCLUDES SECS. 1,2,12 IN T 9N R 7W; SECS 6 T 9N R 6W; SEC. 31 T 10N R 6W; SECS. 36 R 10N R 7W. PHOSPHATE OCCURES MOSTLY IN FINE TO MEDIUM-COURSE PELLETS AND OOLITES. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 27-FEB-84 | Benjamin | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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