Montana · Cascade County
Past Producer

Belt Clay

Cascade County, Montana, United States
SilicaIronAluminumWaterFree
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Commodities
TertiarySilica, Iron, Aluminum, Water, Free
Commodity typeM
Deposit
WorkingsSurface
Materials
Other materialsIllite, Kaolinite, Montmorillonite, Pyrite, Quartz
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1905
Identification
Deposit ID10173427
Alternate namesKootenai Fm High Alumina Clay, Anaconda Copper Mining Clay Pit
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates47.36411, -110.89255
References
BERG, R.B., D.C. LAWSON, F.P. JONES, AND R.I. SMITH,PROGRESS REPORT ON CLAYS AND SHALES OF MONTANA 1966-1967.MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULL. 70, 1968, 74 PP.FISHER, C.A., CLAYS IN THE KOOTENAI FORMATION NEAR BELT, MONIN CONTRIBUTIONS TO ECONOMIC GEOLOGY. U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEYBULL 340, 1907, PGS. 417-423.FISHER, C.A. GEOLOGY OF THE GREAT FALLS COAL FIELD, MONTANAU.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 356, 1909, 85 PP.ROBERTSON, C.F., MINES AND MINERAL DEPOSITS (EXCEPT FUELS)CASCADE COUNTY, MONTANA. U.S. BUMINES I.C. 7589, 1951, 81SAHINEN, U.M., F.A. CROWLEY, SUMMARY OF MONTANA MINERAL RESOMONTANA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULL. 11, 1959, 51 PP.SILVERMAN, A.J., AND W.L. HARRIS. STRATIGRAPHY AND ECONOMICGEOLOGY OF THE GREAT FALLS-LEWISTON COAL FIELDS, CENTRAL MMONTANA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULL. 56, 1967, 20 PP.WARDE, J.M. GEOLOGY AND CLAYS OF THE KOOTENAI FORMATION OFMONTANA--CLAY INDUSTRY OF MONTANA. MONTANA SCHOOL OF MINESUNPUB. M.S. THESIS, 1937.