Relyea Mine

The Relyea Mine is a phosphorus-phosphates mine located in Powell county, Montana at an elevation of 6,801 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

Name: Relyea Mine  

State:  Montana

County:  Powell

Elevation: 6,801 Feet (2,073 Meters)

Commodity: Phosphorus-Phosphates

Lat, Long: 46.6289, -112.80420

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Relyea Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Relyea Mine
Secondary: Owner- Geo Relyea Box 116 Garrison
Secondary: Mont 59731


Commodity

Primary: Phosphorus-Phosphates
Tertiary: Fluorine-Fluorite
Tertiary: Uranium
Tertiary: Vanadium


Location

State: Montana
County: Powell


Land Status

Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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

Type: Fee Ownership


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: George A. Relyea, Garrison, Montana
Percent: 100.0
Info Year: 1981


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1947
Discovery Year: 1946
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: M


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: Quartz
Unknown: Montmorillonite
Unknown: Collophane
Unknown: Calcite


Comments

Not available


References

Reference (Deposit): MINE-TONNES/YR- ORE=23.5M LEACH= WASTE=

Reference (Reserve-Resource): 1981 E/MJ INTERNATIONAL MINING DIRECTORY P 206

Reference (Deposit): 1975 E/MJ INTL MINING DIRECTORY P155.

Reference (Deposit): MBM&G BULL 95, 1975, P36.

Reference (Deposit): EMPLOYMENT- MINE=10 PLANT= 1975

Reference (Deposit): PLANT- TYPE= TONNES/YR- INPUT= OUTPUT=17M


Principal Gold Districts of Montana

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.