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Missoula Barite Deposit

Occurrence in Missoula 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. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Ownership information
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10094784
MRDS ID DC08583
Record type Site
Current site name Missoula Barite Deposit

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -113.99123, 46.83182 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 500(meters)
Relative position W BANK OF PATTE CREEK.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Missoula(county)

Montana(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Southeast Missoula(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 Missoula

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Montana Principal 012N 019W 04 Montana

Comments on the location information

  • UP A DRY GULCH, FOR MBMG BULL 8 DEPOSIT.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Barium-Barite Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Barite Ore
Quartz Gangue

Nearby scientific data

(1) -113.99123, 46.83182
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike EAST
    Dip 70 N
    Length 60.96M
    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 Owner
    Owner Mosby, A. J.
    Home office Missoula Mt.

Comments on the workings information

  • MBMG BULL 8 DEPOSIT HAS SEVERAL PITS.

Comments on development

  • PURE MASSIVE BARITE

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MBMG 1C 22, P. 20

  • Deposit

    MBMG BULL 8, P. 43-4.

  • Deposit

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

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit MBMG BULL 8 DEPOSIT IS ABOUT 75 FT LONG ON THE NORTHSIDE OF A DRY GULCH. IT IS A 10 IN VEIN WITH A STRIKE OF N 10 W AND A DIP OF 20 NE.

Reporter information

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

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