The La Marche Creek is a phosphorus-phosphates mine located in Beaverhead county, Montana at an elevation of 5,400 feet.
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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: 5,400 Feet (1,646 Meters)
Commodity: Phosphorus-Phosphates
Lat, Long: 45.7031, -112.74610
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La Marche Creek MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: La Marche Creek
Commodity
Primary: Phosphorus-Phosphates
Tertiary: Fluorine-Fluorite
Tertiary: Uranium
Location
State: Montana
County: Beaverhead
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): 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,
References
Reference (Deposit): LUFT, STANLEY, 1958, NORTHERN PACIFIC RAILWAY COMPANY,
Reference (Deposit): 145 PAGES
Reference (Deposit): INDUSTRY AND ITS RESOURCES, PART 2, MONTANA, USBM RI 6611,
Reference (Deposit): POPOFF, C.C., 1965, AN EVALUATION OF THE WESTERN PHOSPHATE
Reference (Deposit): REPORT, 106 PAGES
Reference (Deposit): PROPERTIES AND INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, PHOSPHATE
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.
