The Nepheline Occurrences is a aluminum mine located in Hill county, Montana at an elevation of 5,600 feet.
About the MRDS Data:
All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.
Mine Info
Elevation: 5,600 Feet (1,707 Meters)
Commodity: Aluminum
Lat, Long: 48.1689, -109.69560
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Nepheline Occurrences MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Nepheline Occurrences
Commodity
Primary: Aluminum
Location
State: Montana
County: Hill
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Type: Unknown
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Deposit): NEPHELINE SYENITE OCCURRENCES ARE REPORTED ALSO IN SECTIONS 18, 19, 21, 23, 29 AND 30 OF THE SAME TOWNSHIP AND RANGE.
References
Reference (Deposit): GEOLOGIC INVESTIGATIONS MAP I-237.
Reference (Deposit): WARRICK QUADRANGLE: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MISCELLANEOUS
Reference (Deposit): PECORA, W. T., AND OTHERS, 1957A, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE
Reference (Deposit): V. 27, NO. 6, P. 397-424.
Reference (Deposit): STOCK, BEARPAW MOUNTAINS, MONTANA: AMERICAN MINERALOGIST,
Reference (Deposit): PECORA, W.T., 1942, NEPHELINE SYENITE PEGMATITES, ROCKY BOY
Reference (Deposit): BUREAU OF MINES PRELIMINARY REPORT 148, 16 P.
Reference (Deposit): RESERVATION, HILL AND CHOUTEAU COUNTIES, MONTANA: U.S.
Reference (Deposit): RESOURCES AND THEIR POTENTIAL ON INDIAN LANDS; ROCKY BOY'S
Reference (Deposit): HUBBARD, C.R., ROBY, R.N., AND HENKES, W.C., 1963, MINHERAL
Reference (Deposit): TION, MONTANA: ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT BIA-34, P. 60-61
Reference (Deposit): RESOURCE INFORMATION FOR THE ROCKY BOYS INDIAN RESERVA-
Reference (Deposit): U.S. BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS, 1977, STATUS OF MINERAL
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.
