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Elliston Quarry

Producer in Powell county in Montana, United States with commodity Limestone, Ultra Pure
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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. Geologic structures
  11. Ore body information
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Ownership information
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10019006
MRDS ID DC08160
Record type Site
Current site name Elliston Quarry

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -112.387, 46.5624 (WGS84)
Relative position ABOUT 3.5 KM E OF ELLISTON.

Site location context

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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Montana Powell

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Montana Principal 009N 006W 05,06 Montana

Comments on the location information

  • 300 TO 2500 FT N OF THE PLANT.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Limestone, Ultra Pure Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • MAJOR SOURCE OF QUICKLIME AND HYDRATED LIME

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Limestone Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name Mission Canyon Limestone
    Rock description Mission Canyon Limestone
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Mississippian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Mississippian

Nearby scientific data

(1) -112.387, 46.5624
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Boulder Batholith

Ore body information

  • General form BEDDED

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name Elliston District

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Elliston Lime Co.
    Home office Box 149, Deer Lodge, Mt.

Comments on the workings information

  • SEVERAL OPEN QUARRIES CUT INTO ROLLING HILL SLOPES.

Comments on development

  • MILL 240 TON/DAY

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MBMG BULL 58, P. 52.

  • Deposit

    USBM IC 7641, P. 34

  • Deposit

    MBMG BULL 44, P. 23, 26

  • Deposit

    MBMG BULL 46, P. 41.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1974 Unknown U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-APR-1982 Wise, Kristine K. (Elliott, James E.) U.S. Geological Survey

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