Mine detail: Shoemaker Mine

Previously called 'Heath Mine'

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Location

Lat / long:

46.99631, -109.26718

Resource(N)

Primary:	Gypsum-Anhydrite
Ore:	Gypsum
Orebody form:	BLANKET
Discovery year:	1905

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Deposit type:	Sedimentary
Production size:	Yes
Development status:	Producer
First production started:	1916

Geology

Host rock:	Ellis Formation Shale, Limestone
Host type:	Shale,Limestone
Structure:	North Flank Of The Big Snowy Mts

References

MRDS	W013402
DEP	10070459
Reference	PERRY, E. S., 1949, GYPSUM, LIME, AND LIMESTONE IN MONTANA: MONT. BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY MEM. 29, P. 6 - 8
Reporter	Berg, Richard B. (Krohn, D. H.)