Silica Mines in Montana
65Total Sites
3Active
Silica Mining in Montana
Montana has 65 silica-related mine and mineral deposit locations recorded in federal databases. Of these, 3 are currently active operations. Data comes from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System and MSHA Mine Safety and Health Administration records.
By County
Silica Mines
| Mine | County | Type | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canyon Creek Quarry | Beaverhead | Producer | |
| M & C Claims | Mineral | Surface | Producer |
| Snow White Quarry | Deer Lodge | Producer | |
| Ajax Mine | Silver Bow | Unknown | |
| Arrowhead | Powell | Occurrence | |
| Arrowhead and South America Prospect | Powell | Occurrence | |
| Basin Quartz Blowout | Jefferson | Surface | Past Producer |
| Basin Quartz Mass | Jefferson | Surface | Past Producer |
| Big Lumber Gulch | Jefferson | Unknown | |
| Blue Eyed Nellie Creek Quarry | Deer Lodge | Past Producer | |
| Boorman Peak | Flathead | Unknown | |
| Brown | Jefferson | Surface | Unknown |
| Brown Silica Deposit | Jefferson | Past Producer | |
| Canyon Creek Quarry | Beaverhead | Surface | Plant |
| Chief of the Mnts. Patented Clm | Lewis and Clark | Prospect | |
| Clinton Pit | Missoula | Surface | Past Producer |
| Corral Creek | Jefferson | Surface | Prospect |
| Corral Gulchmine | Jefferson | Occurrence | |
| Crystal Butte | Madison | Occurrence | |
| Daly's Spur | Beaverhead | Past Producer | |
| Daly's Spur | Beaverhead | Surface-Underground | Prospect |
| Detton Silica | Beaverhead | Surface | Prospect |
| Elkhorn-Buckhorn | Silver Bow | Surface | Prospect |
| Felix Creek Prospects | Flathead | Surface | Unknown |
| Fergus County Silica Sand Deposit | Fergus | Surface | Prospect |
| Flagg Placer | Jefferson | Past Producer | |
| Grace | Silver Bow | Occurrence | |
| Grubb Mountain Area | Flathead | Unknown | |
| Haines Point Silica Deposit | Sanders | Past Producer | |
| Kyler Silica Deposit | Jefferson | Past Producer | |
| Kyler Silica Deposit | Jefferson | Surface | Unknown |
| Lahey Quartz Deposit | Jefferson | Past Producer | |
| Lolo Quartz Deposit | Missoula | Past Producer | |
| Luke Quarry | Deer Lodge | Past Producer | |
| Luke Silica Quarry | Deer Lodge | Surface | Past Producer |
| Maclay | Missoula | Unknown | |
| Mary Ann | Silver Bow | Underground | Past Producer |
| Middle Fork | Judith Basin | Underground | Prospect |
| Modesty Creek | Deer Lodge | Unknown | |
| Olson Gulch | Deer Lodge | Unknown | |
| Petty Creek Quartz | Mineral | Past Producer | |
| Quartz Creek | Jefferson | Unknown | |
| Quartz Creek Silica Rock Deposit | Mineral | Past Producer | |
| Rice and Wegener | Granite | Underground | Unknown |
| Sanders Lake Silica Prospect | Missoula | Occurrence | |
| Silica Sand Location | Lewis and Clark | Well | Unknown |
| Silica Sand Occurrence | Big Horn | Occurrence | |
| Silicon Prospect | Missoula | Occurrence | |
| Silicon Prospect | Missoula | Occurrence | |
| Silver Glance | Silver Bow | Surface-Underground | Prospect |