The Maiden Rock Mine is a phosphorus-phosphates mine located in Silver Bow county, Montana at an elevation of 5,400 feet.
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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: 5,400 Feet (1,646 Meters)
Commodity: Phosphorus-Phosphates
Lat, Long: 45.695, -112.73420
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Maiden Rock Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Maiden Rock Mine
Commodity
Primary: Phosphorus-Phosphates
Tertiary: Uranium
Tertiary: Fluorine-Fluorite
Location
State: Montana
County: Silver Bow
District: Melrose District
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Victor Chemical Works
Percent: 100.0
Info Year: 1965
Owner Name: U.S. Government Lease
Percent: 100.0
Info Year: 1979
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1951
Discovery Year: 1947
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
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
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Unknown: Dolomite
Unknown: Collophane
Unknown: Calcite
Unknown: Quartz
Unknown: Gypsum
Unknown: Montmorillonite
Unknown: Mica
Unknown: Limonite
Comments
Not available
References
Reference (Deposit): LUFT, STANLEY, 1958, NORTHERN PACIFIC RAILWAY COMPANY,
Reference (Deposit): P. 82.
Reference (Deposit): INDUSTRY AND ITS RESOURCES, PART 2, MONTANA, USBM RI 6611,
Reference (Deposit): POPOFF, C.C., 1965, AN EVALUATION OF THE WESTERN PHOSPHATE
Reference (Deposit): USGS 7.5' QUAD. MELROSE, 1961
Reference (Deposit): SW MONTANA; USGS PROF PAPER 313-E, P. 696.
Reference (Deposit): SWANSON, R.W., 1970, MINERAL RESOURCES IN PERMIAN ROCKS OF
Reference (Deposit): REPORT, P. 68.
Reference (Deposit): PROPERTIES AND INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, PHOSPHAT
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.
