Montana · Missoula County
Plant

Elk Creek Barite Mine & Deposit

Missoula County, Montana, United States
Barium-Barite
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Commodities
PrimaryBarium-Barite
Commodity typeN
Materials
Other materialsBarite
Economic & production
Development statusPlant
First production1951
Discovery year1943
Identification
Deposit ID10245585
MRDS IDW013394
Alternate namesElk Creek Barite
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates46.88549, -113.37263
References
VARIOUS MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY: "MININGDIRECTORIES" & "MINING AND MINERAL DEVELOPMENTS INMONTANA". (1987 TO 1994).USGU GEOGRAPHIC NAMES INFORMATION QUERY SYSTEM:HTTP://MAPPING.USGS.GOV.8888/GNIS/OWA/GNIAND/ORUSGS NATIONAL AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY PROGRAM: SEARCH CRITERIAHTTP://EDCWWW.CR.USGS.GOV/WEBGLIS/GLISBIN/SEARCH.PL?NAPPVARIOUS RANDOL MINING DIRECTORIES, 1990-1997,"ELK CREEK MINE".MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, BULLETIN 129, 1991.USGS CIRCULAR 858-A, PRELIMINARY METALLOGENIC MAP OF NORTHAMERICA: A NUMERICAL LISTING OF DEPOSITS; PA78, #22.