The Elliston Area is a phosphorus-phosphates mine located in Powell county, Montana at an elevation of 5,200 feet.
About the MRDS Data:
All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.
Mine Info
Elevation: 5,200 Feet (1,585 Meters)
Commodity: Phosphorus-Phosphates
Lat, Long: 46.5633, -112.41860
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Elliston Area MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Elliston Area
Commodity
Primary: Phosphorus-Phosphates
Tertiary: Vanadium
Tertiary: Uranium
Tertiary: REE
Tertiary: Nickel
Tertiary: Fluorine-Fluorite
Tertiary: Chromium
Location
State: Montana
County: Powell
Land Status
Land ownership: Federal
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Holdings
Type: Federal Lease
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Deposit): THIS RECORD IS FOR A LARGE AREA COVERING THE PHOSPHATE MINERALIZATION IN THE ELLISTON AREA. THUS IT INCLUDES SECS. 1,2,12 IN T 9N R 7W; SECS 6 T 9N R 6W; SEC. 31 T 10N R 6W; SECS. 36 R 10N R 7W. PHOSPHATE OCCURES MOSTLY IN FINE TO MEDIUM-COURSE PELLETS AND OOLITES.
Comment (Reserve-Resource): M1 C3 RETORT MEMBER: Q50; RESOURCE BLOCK ABOVE ENTRY LEVEL, BED AREA 873260 SQUARE METERS; Q25, RESOURCE BLOCK ABOVE FIRST 30M BELOW ENTRY LEVEL, BED AREA 1012610 SQUARE METERS; Q10; TOTAL RESOURCE IN AREA, BED AREA 2508300 SQUARE METERS.
References
Reference (Deposit): POPOFF, C. C. 1965, AN EVALUATION OF THE WESTERN PHOSPHATE
Reference (Reserve-Resource): 313-F, P. 779-833.
Reference (Reserve-Resource): PERMIAN ROCKS IN CENTRAL WESTERN MONTANA, USGS PROF. PAPER
Reference (Reserve-Resource): SWANSON, ROGER, 1973, GEOLOGY AND PHOSPHATE DEPOSITS OF THE
Reference (Deposit): INDUSTRY AND IT'S RESOURCES, PT. 2, MONTANA, USBM RI 6611.
Reference (Deposit): INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT DEPT. PHOSPHATE REPORT.
Reference (Deposit): LUFT, S., 1958, NORTHERN PACIFIC RAILWAY CO. PROPERTIES AND
Principal Gold Districts of Montana
In Montana, 54 mining districts have each have produced more than 10,000 ounces of gold. The largest producers are Butte, Helena, Marysville, and Virginia City, each having produced more than one million ounces. Twenty seven other districts are each credited with between 100,000 and one million ounces of gold production. Read more: Principal Gold Districts of Montana.
