Montana Talc

Past 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. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Land status
  11. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10270609
MRDS ID W026550
MAS/MILS ID 0300570941
Record type Site
Current site name Montana Talc
Alternate or previous names Johnny Gulch Mine
Related records 10089454

Comments on the site names

  • NEW MINE 3 YEARS OLD JUST SOUTH OF YELLOWSTONE MINE NO PUBLISHED RESOURCES. FOUND IN LITERATURE AS THE JOHNNY GULCH MINE. SOMTIMES INCLUDED WITH THE YELLOWSTONE MINE - THE TWO MINES SHARE A COMMON HIGHWALL.

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Pit
Geographic coordinates: -111.73415, 45.07051 (WGS84)
Elevation 1917
Location accuracy 10(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Madison(county)

Montana(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Bucks Nest(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Ennis(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Bozeman(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Madison(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 009 S 001 W 09 W2N3NW Montana

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Talc-Soapstone Primary

Nearby scientific data

Pit (1) -111.73415, 45.07051

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Medium
Significant Yes
Mining method Open Pit
Milling method Handsort

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Fee Ownership

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Montana Talc Co.
    ID 2401753
    Home office Montana
    Year 1993
  • Type Owner
    Owner Costain Minerals Inc
    ID 2401753

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • 1993 RESERVES FROM RANDOL 1993/94.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES & GEOLOGY BULLETIN 129, 1991, P. 73.

  • Deposit

    INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, MARCH 1992, P. 30 (PERIODICAL).

  • Deposit

    MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES & GEOLOGY OPEN-FILE REPORT 207,

  • Deposit

    P. 505.

  • Deposit

    MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES & GEOLOGY BULLETIN 236, 1990, P. 46.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 07-OCT-96 Winters, Dick 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)

StatusAbandoned since 09/07/1994
MSHA mine ID2401753
Mine name (MSHA)Johnny Gulch Mine
Current operatorMontana Talc Company
Current controller (parent)Costain Group Plc
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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External references