Granite Creek Mine

Prospect in Madison county in Montana, United States with commodity Talc-Soapstone
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. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Land status
  10. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10270037
MAS/MILS ID 0300570849
Record type Site
Current site name Granite Creek Mine

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -111.91416, 45.3727 (WGS84)
Elevation 1951
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Madison(county)

Montana(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Virginia City(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Ennis(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Bozeman(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Ruby(hydrologic unit)

Missouri Headwaters(hydrologic accounting unit)

Missouri Headwaters(hydrologic subregion)

Missouri(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Montana Madison

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Montana Principal 005 S 003 W 25 SWNE Montana

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Talc-Soapstone Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -111.91416, 45.3727

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Unknown

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Kingrey, Wes
    Home office Montana
    Year 1981

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MONTANA BUR OF MINES AND GEOL MEMOIR 45, P. 26

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-98 Buckingham, David A. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.