Montana · Granite County
Past Producer

Skeels Mine

Granite County, Montana, United States
Phosphorus-Phosphates
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Commodities
PrimaryPhosphorus-Phosphates
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Ore controlPhilipsburg, Anticline
Geology
Host rockPhosphorite · Phosphoria Formation (Retort Member)
StructurePhilipsburg Anticline, Philipsburg Batholith, Bungalow Fault
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Last production1949
Discovery year1929
Identification
Deposit ID10019287
MRDS IDDC09382
Alternate namesWashington Phsophat & Silver Co.
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates46.45211, -113.22592
References
USGS BULL 847 P. 188, PL. 28.MBMG SP 25, P. 7.USBM RI 6611, P. 59, 67.USBM RI 6611, P. 67.