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Slocum Gulch Barite Deposit

Occurrence in Ravalli county in Montana, United States with commodity Barium-Barite
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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. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Ownership information
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10019337
MRDS ID DC09565
Record type Site
Current site name Slocum Gulch Barite Deposit

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -113.92872, 46.50822 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)
Relative position ABOUT 8.0 KM SE OF LONE ROCK SCHOOL.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Ravalli(county)

Montana(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Grayhorse Creek(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Missoula East(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Butte(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Bitterroot(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 Ravalli

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Montana Principal 009N 019W 25,35 Montana

Comments on the location information

  • NEAR SLOCUM CREEK.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Barium-Barite Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Barite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist
    Rock unit name Ravalli Group
    Rock description Ravalli Group
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -113.92872, 46.50822
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form LENSES, VEIN
    Length 3.66M
    Width 0.91M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name Sapphire Mountains Area

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner F And S Mining Co.
    Home office Butte, Mt.
  • Type Owner
    Owner Miller Brothers
    Home office Stevensville, Mt.

Comments on the workings information

  • BULLDOZER CUTS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MBMG IC 22, P. 17-8.

  • Deposit

    CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 02-01-1962

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit AREA SEEMS FAVORABLE FOR PROSP. FOR LARGER DEPOSITS. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-74 Unknown U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-FEB-82 Wise, Kristine K. (Elliott, James E.) U.S. Geological Survey

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