Canyon Creek Quarry

Plant in Beaverhead county in Montana, United States with commodity Silica
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mining district
  10. Land status
  11. Ownership information
  12. Reserves and resources
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10147579
MRDS ID D004798
MAS/MILS ID 0300010009
Record type Site
Current site name Canyon Creek Quarry
Related records 10010813

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Pit
Geographic coordinates: -112.73979, 45.7021 (WGS84)
Elevation 1631
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Beaverhead(county)

Montana(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Melrose(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Butte South(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Dillon(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Big Hole(hydrologic unit)

Missouri Headwaters(hydrologic accounting unit)

Missouri Headwaters(hydrologic subregion)

Missouri(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Montana Beaverhead

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Montana Principal 001 S 009 W 32 SWSWNW Montana

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silica Primary

Nearby scientific data

Pit (1) -112.73979, 45.7021

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Plant
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant Yes
Mining method Open Pit
Plant type Beneficiation (Mill)
Milling method Sizing

Mining district

District name Melrose District

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Rhone-Poulenc Basic Chemicals Co.
    Interest 100
    Home office Montana
    Year 1990

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1990
    Total resources 9072000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Silica SiO2 98 wt-pct Silica Major 1990
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1991
    Demonstrated 910000mt ore
    Total resources 910000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Silica SiO2 98 wt-pct Silica Major 1991

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    1975 E/MJ INTL MINING DIRECTORY P. 55.

  • Deposit

    MBM&G BULL, 95, 1975, P38.

  • Deposit

    MONT. BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL. BULLETIN 129, 1991,

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 20-DEC-96 Spear, James M. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.