The Clay Deposit Near Antelope Creek is a aluminum mine located in Granite county, Montana.
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Mine Info
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Clay Deposit Near Antelope Creek MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Clay Deposit Near Antelope Creek
Commodity
Primary: Aluminum
Location
State: Montana
County: Granite
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
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
Name: Clay, Mud
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 0.5 NA2O
Analytical Data: 18.2 AL2O3 AVAILABLE
Analytical Data: 27.0 AL2O3
Analytical Data: 6.8 H2O AT -140 C, 6.67 IGN. LOSS +650 C.
Analytical Data: 0.2 K2O
Materials
Ore: Montmorillonite
Ore: Kaolin
Ore: Feldspar
Comments
Comment (Location): IN A GULLY 0.6 AND 0.7 MI NORTH OF THE OLD MULLAN ROAD.
Comment (Deposit): LIGHT-GREY NONCALCAREOUS, SLIGHTLY BENTONITIC CLAY.
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: NONCALCAREOUS, SLIGHTLY BENTONITIC HIGH-ALUMINA CLAY.
Comment (Deposit): TOT. AL OXIDE: 27%. AVAILABLE: 18.2%. UNSUITABLE FOR CERAMIC USE
Comment (Commodity): NOT SUITABLE FOR CERAMIC OR BLOATING MATERIAL. HIGH IN ALIMINIUM.
References
Reference (Deposit): MBMG BULL 27, P. 9, 36, 45, 53, 58
Principal Gold Districts of Montana
In Montana, 54 mining districts have each have produced more than 10,000 ounces of gold. The largest producers are Butte, Helena, Marysville, and Virginia City, each having produced more than one million ounces. Twenty seven other districts are each credited with between 100,000 and one million ounces of gold production. Read more: Principal Gold Districts of Montana.
