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Highland Mountains Area

Past Producer in Silver Bow county in Montana, United States with commodities Chromium, Fluorine-Fluorite, Nickel, Phosphorus-Phosphates, REE, Uranium, Vanadium
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  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. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Mineral rights holdings
  12. Land status
  13. Reserves and resources
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10294856
MAS/MILS ID 0300930309
Record type Site
Current site name Highland Mountains Area

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -112.62089, 45.7968 (WGS84)
Elevation 2345
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Silver Bow(county)

Montana(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Mount Humbug(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)

Federal lands

Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Montana Silver Bow

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Montana Principal 001 N 008 W 32 Montana

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Chromium Critical Tertiary
Fluorine-Fluorite Critical Tertiary
Nickel Critical Tertiary
Phosphorus-Phosphates Primary
REE Critical Tertiary
Uranium Tertiary
Vanadium Critical Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -112.62089, 45.7968
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N65W
    Dip 35E
    Thickness 4.5M
    Depth to top 5M
    Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 1
    MAS Column # 3
    Type of Orebody #1 SEDIMENTARY
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Primary mode of Origin SEDIMENTATION
    Primary Ore Control BEDDING
    Secondary Ore Control LITHOLOGY
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. NONE
    Strike And Dip N65W:35E
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 5
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Date of Last Modification 830316
  • Strike N65W
    Dip 35E
    Thickness 3.3M
    Depth to top 5M
    Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 2
    MAS Column # 3
    Type of Orebody #1 SEDIMENTARY
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Primary mode of Origin SEDIMENTATION
    Primary Ore Control BEDDING
    Secondary Ore Control LITHOLOGY
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. NONE
    Strike And Dip N65W:35E
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 5
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Date of Last Modification 830316
  • Strike N65W
    Dip 35E
    Thickness 4.5M
    Depth to top 5M
    Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 3
    MAS Column # 3
    Type of Orebody #1 SEDIMENTARY
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Primary mode of Origin SEDIMENTATION
    Primary Ore Control BEDDING
    Secondary Ore Control LITHOLOGY
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. NONE
    Strike And Dip N65W:35E
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 5
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Date of Last Modification 830316

Comments on the geologic information

  • THIS RECORD IS FOR A LARGE AREA COVERING THE PHOSPHATE MINERALIZATION OF THE MOUNT HUMBUG AREA. THUS IS INCLUDES SECS. 29,30,32,33 IN T1N, R8W DEPOSIT SEQ NO. 0300930094 IS LOCATED IN THIS AREA PHOSPHATE BEDS ARE PART OF A LARGE ROOF PENDANT IN THE BOULDER BATHOLITH- 1 MILE WIDE AND 3 MILES LONG, APATITE OCCURES AS OOLITIC TO PELLETAL GRAINS THAT ARE VERY FINE TO MEDIUM SAND SIZE, BUT NODULES ARE LOCALLY COMMON

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Both
Significant No

Mining district

District name Fish Creek District

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Federal Lease

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1970
    Inferred 1360700mt ore
    Total resources 1814300mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Phosphorus-Phosphates P2O5 33 wt-pct Phosphorus Major 1970
    Uranium U 0.005 wt-pct Uranium Trace 1970
    Fluorine-Fluorite F 3.3 wt-pct Fluorine Trace 1970
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1970
    Inferred 3175100mt ore
    Total resources 4535900mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Phosphorus-Phosphates P2O5 28 wt-pct Phosphorus Major 1970
    Uranium U 0.005 wt-pct Uranium Trace 1970
    Fluorine-Fluorite F 2.8 wt-pct Fluorine Trace 1970
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1970
    Inferred 4082300mt ore
    Total resources 5896700mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Phosphorus-Phosphates P2O5 25 wt-pct Phosphorus Major 1970
    Uranium U 0.005 wt-pct Uranium Trace 1970
    Fluorine-Fluorite F 2.5 wt-pct Fluorine Trace 1970

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • M1 C3 RETORT MEMBER: Q50; RESOURCE BLOCK ABOVE ENTRY LEVEL, BED AREA 418050 SQUARE METERS; Q25; RESOURCE BLOCK ABOVE FIRST 30M BELOW ENTRY LEVEL, BED AREA 585270 SQUARE METERS; Q10; RESOURCE BLOCK, TOTAL IN AREA, BED AREA 2043800 SQUARE METERS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Reserve-Resource

    SWANSON, ROGER, 1970, MINERAL RESOURCES IN PERMIAN ROCKS OF

  • Reserve-Resource

    SOUTHWEST MONTANA, USGS PROF. PAPER 313-E, P. 661-777

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 13-APR-1998 Benjamin U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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