Maxville Phosphate Mine

The Maxville Phosphate Mine is a phosphorus-phosphates mine located in Granite 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

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Site Name

Primary: Maxville Phosphate Mine

Commodity

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

Location

State: Montana
County: Granite

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

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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: Unknown
Operation Type: Underground
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): PHOSPHORIA IS IN BROKEN, CRUSHED AND SHEARED ZONE; WITHIN BRECCIA ZONE OF BUNGOLOW THRUST FAULT. MINING ZONE IS 2- 11 FT THICK OF16.3-17.7% P205. STRIKE VARIES DUE TO BED WARPING AND FAULTING; DIP 45W.

Comment (Deposit): PROPERTY CONSISTS OF US GOV. LEASE NO. 084452(304 ACRES). WORKINGS: 470 ADIT, 150 FEET OF DRIFTS. MINE OPERATED OFF-AN-ON 1929-1953. 1850 TONS OF GROUND ROCK WAS PRODUCED.

References

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): REPORT.

Reference (Deposit): PROPERTIES AND INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, PHOSPHATE

Reference (Deposit): LUFT, STANLEY, 1958, NORTHERN PACIFIC RAILWAY COMPANY,

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.