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Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology

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Montana Mining Property File Collection
The Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology (MBMG) Mining Property File collection was amassed over the years through private and industry donations of engineering and geologic reports, pictures, correspondence, news clippings, and production information. The collection presently contains over 4,400 property-specific files (records). The physical files are organized first by Montana county and then by mine or project name. Files may contain information related to a particular mining claim, a collection of claims, or a mining exploration project. Metadata describing each record includes property name, location (county, historical mining district, township, range and section), georeferences (latitude and longitude), and...
The Geochemistry Repository is an active collection of whole-rock geochemical data generated by the Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology (MBMG). The geochemical data are organized in a public facing database with attributes describing sample location, geologic context, analytical method, and laboratory of analysis. Hand samples, thin sections, and powder residues of processed samples are stored in the MBMG Geologic Materials Repository. The collection is digital and available to the public.
The Anaconda Research Collection (ARC) holds over 80,000 inventoried specimens, 10,000 thin-sections, and some geochemical data from various mines around Montana.
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Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology
Geoscientific collections managed by Montana Geological Survey are aggregated in the National Digital Catalog to enhance discovery and use of valuable samples and data for further scientific research. Contact information and material access instructions are provided for the individual collections.
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