Mine detail: Hanover Mine

Previously called ''

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Location

Lat / long:

47.12464, -109.55163

Resource(N)

Primary:	Gypsum-Anhydrite
Ore:	Anhydrite, Gypsum
Orebody form:	BEDDED

Production

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

Geology

Host rock:	Ellis Group, Piper Formation, Gypsum-Bearing;Ellis Group, Otter Formation, Limestones & Shales;Big Snowy Group, Otter Formation, Limestones & Shales
Host type:	Limestone
Structure:	Hanover Laccolithic Domal Structure - All Beds Dip Away From Central Portion Of Uplift

References

MRDS	W014731
DEP	10071385
Reference	{Deposit:: MILLER, R. N., 1959, GEOLOGY - SOUTH MOCCASIN MTS., FERGUS COUNTY, MONTANA, MT. BUREAU MINES & GEOLOGY MEMOIR 37.}{Deposit:: PERRY, E. S., 1949 , GYPSUM, LIME & LIMESTONE IN MONTANA, MT. BUREAU MINES & GEOLOGY MEMOIR 29 .}{Deposit:: ROBERTSON, A. F., 1950, MINES & MINERAL DEPOSITS - FERGUS COUNTY, U. S. BUREAU MINES INF. CIRC. 7544.}{Production:: MILLER, 1959, M.B.M.G. MEMOIR 37.}
Reporter	Mlynarczyk, Meg S.