Montana · Fergus County
Producer

Shoemaker Mine

Fergus County, Montana, United States
Gypsum-Anhydrite
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Commodities
PrimaryGypsum-Anhydrite
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit typeSedimentary
Deposit sizeY
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formBLANKET
Materials
Ore mineralsGypsum
Geology
Host rockShale,Limestone · Ellis Formation Shale, Limestone
StructureNorth Flank Of The Big Snowy Mts
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1916
Discovery year1905
Identification
Deposit ID10070459
MRDS IDW013402
Alternate namesHeath Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates46.99631, -109.26718
References
PERRY, E. S., 1949, GYPSUM, LIME, AND LIMESTONE IN MONTANA: MONT. BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY MEM. 29, P. 6 - 8