Anaconda Quarry

The Anaconda Quarry is a phosphorus-phosphates mine located in Deer Lodge county, Montana at an elevation of 6,119 feet.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Anaconda Quarry

Commodity

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

Location

State: Montana
County: Deer Lodge

Land Status

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Holdings

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Workings

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Ownership

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Production

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Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Surface
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N

Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains

Mineral Deposit Model

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Orebody

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Structure

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Alterations

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Rocks

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Analytical Data

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Materials

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Comments

Comment (Geology): 1/4 MILE EAST OF A LIMESTONE QUARRY ON THE N. SIDE OF WARM SPRINGS CREEK THE RETORT MEMBER IS EXPOSED IN A STEEP BLUFF WHERE IT LIES BETWEEN A QUARTZITE FOOTWALL AND HANGING WALL. RETORT MEMBER: .6 FT 32.8% P205; 8.7 FT THICK 24.7% P205; 10.9 FT THICK 21.3% P205. THE MEMBER IS BROKEN AND SHEARED COULD NOT BE MINED WITHOUT EXCESSIVE DILUTION.

References

Reference (Deposit): POPOFF, C.C., 1965, AN EVALUATION OF THE WESTERN PHOSPHATE

Reference (Deposit): INDUSTRY AND ITS RESOURCES, PART 2, MONTANA, USBM RI 6611

Reference (Deposit): P.73

Reference (Deposit): AND INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT. PHOSPHATE REPORT,

Reference (Deposit): 1958, P81.

Reference (Deposit): SWANSON, R.W., 1953B, STRATIGRAPHIC SECTIONS OF THE PHOSPHOR

Reference (Deposit): IA FORMATION IN MONTANA, PART W2, 1949-1950: USGS CIRC. 303,

Reference (Deposit): 21PP.

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.