The Bell Ranch Clay Prospects is a aluminum mine located in Beaverhead county, Montana.
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Mine Info
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Bell Ranch Clay Prospects MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Bell Ranch Clay Prospects
Commodity
Primary: Aluminum
Location
State: Montana
County: Beaverhead
District: Argenta District
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: L
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Pioneer Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: TOTAL ALUMINA: 18.6-21.8%. AVAILABLE ALUMINA: 8.8-11.0%. UNSUITABLE FOR CERAMIC USE.
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: HIGH-AL MONTMORILLONITE CLAY.
References
Reference (Deposit): MBMG BULL 27, P. 11
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.
