| Deposit ID | 10147579 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D004798 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0300010009 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Canyon Creek Quarry |
| Related records | 10010813 |
| Point of reference | Pit |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -112.73979, 45.7021 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 1631 |
| Location accuracy | 1000(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Beaverhead(county)
Montana(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Melrose(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Butte South(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Dillon(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Big Hole(hydrologic unit)
Missouri Headwaters(hydrologic accounting unit)
Missouri Headwaters(hydrologic subregion)
Missouri(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Montana | Beaverhead |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montana Principal | 001 S | 009 W | 32 | SWSWNW | Montana |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silica | Primary |
| Pit (1) | -112.73979, 45.7021 |
|---|
| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Plant |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | Yes |
| Mining method | Open Pit |
| Plant type | Beneficiation (Mill) |
| Milling method | Sizing |
| District name | Melrose District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Rhone-Poulenc Basic Chemicals Co. |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Montana |
| Year | 1990 |
| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1990 | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 9072000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1991 | ||||||||||||||
| Demonstrated | 910000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 910000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0300010009 |
1975 E/MJ INTL MINING DIRECTORY P. 55.
MBM&G BULL, 95, 1975, P38.
MONT. BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL. BULLETIN 129, 1991,
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 20-DEC-96 | Spear, James M. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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