Treasure Chest Mine

Producer 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 10270580
MAS/MILS ID 0300570015
Record type Site
Current site name Treasure Chest Mine
Alternate or previous names Treasure Pit

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -112.31757, 45.2307 (WGS84)
Elevation 2237

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Madison(county)

Montana(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Mine Gulch(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Dillon(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Dillon(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

Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management MT)

Bureau of Land Management MT BLM(Type of land area)

BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Montana Madison

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Montana Principal 007 S 006 W 15 NENENE Montana

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Talc-Soapstone Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -112.31757, 45.2307

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Pfizer, Inc.
    ID 2400160
    Home office Montana
    Year 1977

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MBM&G BULL 95 1975 P41.

  • Deposit

    MBMG BULL. 107 PG. 36

  • Deposit

    MBMG MEMOIR 45 P. 34; GEOL AND TALC DEPOSITS OF THE CENTRAL

  • Deposit

    RUBY RANGE, MADISON CO. MONT 1973A, GARIHAN, J.M. P.149-156;

  • Deposit

    MBMG SPEC PUB 74, 1976, R.H. OLSON P. 121-125.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 14-NOV-1983 Western Field Operations Center (WFOC) U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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

Current status (per MSHA)

StatusActive since 06/01/2026
MSHA mine ID2400160
Mine name (MSHA)Treasure Mine
Current operatorELEVATION NEWCO LLC
Current controller (parent)Riverspan Partners LP
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

MSHA cross-reference per the original MRDS record. Mine status and operator reflect MSHA's last published Mines export (February 2025); MSHA's public bulk feed has been unavailable since, so this may be out of date. See the Mine Data Retrieval System for current status.

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