Talent Gypsum

Occurrence in Beaverhead county in Montana, United States with commodity Gypsum-Anhydrite
Sections on this page
  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. Controls for ore emplacement
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Mining district
  15. Land status
  16. Ownership information
  17. Links to other databases
  18. Bibliographic references
  19. General comments
  20. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10071876
MRDS ID W015565
Record type Site
Current site name Talent Gypsum
Alternate or previous names Ryburn Deposit

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -112.24392, 44.81268 (WGS84)
Elevation 2743
Relative position 40 MILES SOUTHEAST OF DILLON, MT.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Beaverhead(county)

Montana(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Antone Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Lima(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Dubois(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Beaverhead(hydrologic unit)

Missouri Headwaters(hydrologic accounting unit)

Missouri Headwaters(hydrologic subregion)

Missouri(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Montana Beaverhead

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Montana Principal 012S 005W 05 Montana

Comments on the location information

  • NORTHERN SNOWCREST RANGE

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gypsum-Anhydrite Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Clay Gangue
Clinozoisite Gangue
Epidote Gangue
Garnet Gangue
Hematite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Siltstone
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Devonian
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name Upper Jefferson Dolomite;Lower Three Forks Shale
    Rock description Upper Jefferson Dolomite;Lower Three Forks Shale

Nearby scientific data

(1) -112.24392, 44.81268

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Northeast Strike Of Folds And Rock Units
Type of structure Local
Structure description Fault On Nw Side Of Paleozoic Sedimentary Block

Ore body information

  • General form FOLDED BLANKET DEPOSIT
    Plunge 15 DEG
    Plunge direction NE
    Thickness 30.48M
    Length 496.82M
    Width 152.4M
    Depth to top 0M
    Depth to bottom 60.96M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Chemical Precipitation And Stratigraphic Control

Comments on the geologic information

  • GYPSUM IS BELIEVED TO OCCUR IN UPPER JEFFERSON DOLOMITE NEAR THE CONTACT WITH OVERLYING THREE FORKS SHALE

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1932

Mining district

District name Snowcrest Range

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Talent, W. E.

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • GRADE RANGES FROM 87.7 TO 92.4 PERCENT GYPSUM

Comments on the workings information

  • DEVELOPMENT WORK CONSISTS OF SEVERAL SHORT BULLDOZER CUTS

Comments on development

  • FIVE SAMPLE ACROSS SAMPLE WIDTHS OF 35 TO 185 FT WERE ANALYZED FOR FE2O3, MGO, CAO, SO3, CO2, MN, H2O AND ACID INSOL. ONLY ONE SAMPLE CONTAINED MN (0.15 PERCENT) ; ECON.COM: DEPOSIT IS 40 MILES FROM RAILROAD SIDING AT DILLON

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    JOHNS, W. M., 1967, REPORT ON THE PETERSON, MCCARTHY, AND TALENT GYPSUM PROPERTIES, BEAVERHEAD COUNTY, MONTANA, MONT. BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL. 21 P. AND MAPS

  • Deposit

    JOHNS, W.M., 1967, REPORT ON THE PETERSON, MCCARTHY, AND TALENT GYPSUM PROPERTIES, BEAVERHEAD COUNTY, MONTANA: MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, 21 P. AND MAPS.

  • Deposit

    1967 GEOLMAP MBMG UNPUB. REPORT W. JOHN

  • Reserve-Resource

    JOHNS, W. M., 1967, REPORT ON GYPSUM PROPERTIES

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit GYP BEDS ARE REPEATED IN A SYNCLINE THAT PLUNGES NE AT APPROX. 15 DEG. MAX. THICKNESS IS INCREASED WHERE FOLDS REPEAT GYPSUM BED

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1977 Johns, Willis M.; R. B. Berg U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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