Regal Mine

Producer in Madison county in Montana, United States with commodity Talc-Soapstone
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. Materials information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Geologic structures
  11. Ore body information
  12. Controls for ore emplacement
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Mining district
  15. Land status
  16. Ownership information
  17. Workings at the site
  18. Links to other databases
  19. Bibliographic references
  20. General comments
  21. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10111253
MRDS ID W026553
Record type Site
Current site name Regal Mine
Alternate or previous names Keystone Mine
Related records 10124444

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -112.42615, 45.17157 (WGS84)
Elevation 1981
Relative position 10.7 MI S74E OF DILLON

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Madison(county)

Montana(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Christensen Ranch(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Dillon(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Dillon(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Beaverhead(hydrologic unit)

Missouri Headwaters(hydrologic accounting unit)

Missouri Headwaters(hydrologic subregion)

Missouri(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Montana Madison

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Montana Principal 008S 007W 02 CENTER OF N2 Montana

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Talc-Soapstone Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Talc Ore
Dolomite Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite > Diabase
    Rock unit name Diabase
    Rock description Diabase
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoarchean
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoarchean
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Marble
    Rock unit name Pre Belt
    Rock description Pre Belt

Nearby scientific data

(1) -112.42615, 45.17157

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Deposit Close To Core Of Tightly Refolded Synform
Type of structure Local
Structure description Many Faults Cut Ore Body

Ore body information

  • General form LENSE
    Strike NE
    Dip 50 N
    Length 228.6M
    Width 91.44M
    Depth to bottom 9.14M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Dolomitic Marble

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Medium
Significant No

Mining district

District name Ruby Range

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Pfizer, Inc.

Comments on the production information

  • PRODUCTION FIGURES CONFIDENTIAL

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • REGAL MINE COULD BE LARGEST SINGLE MASS OF TALC IN THE RUBY RANGE - COLOR OF TALC POOR (DARK)

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface/Underground
    Area 0.324HA
    Length 91.44M
    Overall depth 18.29M
    Overall length 137.16M
    Overall width 22.86M

Comments on the workings information

  • THE UNDERGROUND WORKINGS HAVE BEEN INACCESSIBLE FOR MANY YEARS - RECENT PRODUCTION HAS BEEN FROM THE OPEN PIT

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    OLSON, R. H., 1976 , THE GEOLOGY OF MONTANA TALC DEPOSITS IN ELEVENTH INDUSTRIAL MINERALS FORUM: MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY SPECIAL PUBLICATION 74 , P. 126

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 30 FT IS DEPTH OF PIT - TALC MAY EXTEND TO GREATER DEPTH

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1977 Berg, Richard B. (Krohn, D. H.) U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-FEB-1985 Loen, Jeffrey S. (Pearson, Robert C.) U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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

Current status (per MSHA)

StatusActive since 07/23/2020
MSHA mine ID2401994
Mine name (MSHA)Regal Mine
Current operatorELEVATION NEWCO LLC
Current controller (parent)Riverspan Partners LP
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

Inferred by coordinate + name similarity (1397 m, 1.00 match). Confirm against MSHA if precision matters — non-USGS-curated cross-references may occasionally point at a neighbouring mine.

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