| Deposit ID | 10294115 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0300010548 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | La Marche Creek |
| Point of reference | Main Entrance |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -112.74699, 45.703 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 1646 |
| Location accuracy | 100(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 | S2 | Montana |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Fluorine-Fluorite Critical | Tertiary |
| Phosphorus-Phosphates | Primary |
| Uranium | Tertiary |
| Main Entrance (1) | -112.74699, 45.703 |
|---|
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Both |
| Significant | No |
| Type of mineral rights | Federal Lease |
|---|
| Ownership category | Federal |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0300010548 |
POPOFF, C.C., 1965, AN EVALUATION OF THE WESTERN PHOSPHATE
INDUSTRY AND ITS RESOURCES, PART 2, MONTANA, USBM RI 6611,
145 PAGES
LUFT, STANLEY, 1958, NORTHERN PACIFIC RAILWAY COMPANY,
PROPERTIES AND INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, PHOSPHATE
REPORT, 106 PAGES
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | VICTOR CHEMICAL WORKS BEGAN DEVELOPMENT IN 1951 AND DROVE TWO 600 FT LONG ADITS AT 6750 FT ELEVATION. THE ADITS WERE TO CONNECT WITH THE CANYON CREEK MINE. IT WOULD BE POSSIBLE TO TAP THE LOWER LEVELS OF THE LA MARCHE CREEK MINE FROM CANYON CREEK MINE BY DRIFTING AT THE 5500 FT LEVEL. ~DEVELOPMENT OF THE MINE WAS RESTARTED IN 1961 AND ORE WAS BEING MINED FROM STOPES ABOVE THE MAIN DRIFTS IN 1965. THE 26.8 FT THICK SECTION AVERAGES 18% P205, STRIKING N40W, |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 25-NOV-83 | Benjamin | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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