Elliston Area

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

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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

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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

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