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American Chemet Mine

Past Producer in Madison county in Montana, United States with commodity Talc-Soapstone
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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. Materials information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Land status
  13. Ownership information
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10019241
MRDS ID DC09127
Record type Site
Current site name American Chemet Mine
Alternate or previous names Rebish and Ike

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -112.40087, 45.15823 (WGS84)
Elevation 2195
Relative position 12.0 MI S70E OF DILLON

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Madison(county)

Montana(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Christensen Ranch(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Dillon(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Dillon(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Beaverhead(hydrologic unit)

Missouri Headwaters(hydrologic accounting unit)

Missouri Headwaters(hydrologic subregion)

Missouri(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Montana Madison

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Montana Principal 008S 007W 01,12 S2 (01); NE (12) Montana

Comments on the location information

  • INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1978)

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Talc-Soapstone Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Talc Ore
Chlorite Gangue
Mica Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Gabbro
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoarchean
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoarchean
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Amphibolite
    Rock unit name Dillon Granite Gneiss
    Rock description Dillon Granite Gneiss
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Marble
    Rock unit name Pre Belt
    Rock description Pre Belt

Nearby scientific data

(1) -112.40087, 45.15823
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Ruby Range

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner American Chemet Corp.
    Home office Helena, Mt.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CROWLEY, FA, 1962, MONT. B.M. AND GEOL. BULL. 25, P. 32.

  • Deposit

    MBMG MEM 45, 1979, P. 35.

  • Deposit

    CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 12-06-1962

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit PRODUCING IN 1962. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1974 Unknown U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-FEB-1982 Loen, Jeffrey S. (Pearson, Robert C.) U.S. Geological Survey

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