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Ryan Davison

Ryan Davison


Geologist—Associate Professor
Phone: (406) 496-4595
Email: rdavison@mtech.edu

MBMG—Billings
101 Grand Avenue
Butte, MT 59101


  • Biographical Information
  • Publications

Education

2011—M.S., Geology, University of Oklahoma
2004—B.S., Anthropology, University of Alaska

Biography & Research Interests

Ryan is a research geologist with a background in oil and gas and mining. His research focuses on coal deposits, REE potential, and petroleum geology. His geologic interests include: sedimentology, sequence stratigraphy, structural geology, paleontology, carbonates, geologic outreach and teaching, and geologic analogue modeling.

Year Citation
2025 Davison, R., and Van Rythoven, A., 2025, Critical mineral: Cerium: Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology Fact Sheet 43, 2 p.
2025 Davison, R., and Van Rythoven, A., 2025, Critical mineral: Praseodymium: Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology Fact Sheet 41, 2 p.
2025 Davison, R., and Van Rythoven, A., 2025, Critical mineral: Neodymium: Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology Fact Sheet 37, 2 p.
2025 Van Rythoven, A., Duaime, T.E., and Davison, R., 2025, Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology project summaries: Materials technology for rare earth elements processing (MT-REEP)--Army Research Lab: Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology Miscellaneous Publications and Maps 77, 20 p.
2025 Davison, Ryan, 2025, Rare earth element concentrations in coal and associated sediments in central and eastern Montana: Year 1 coal assay results and interpretation: Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology Open-File Report 768, 11 p.
2024 Davison, R., and Van Rythoven, A., 2024, Critical mineral: Dysprosium: Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology Fact Sheet 22, 2 p.
2024 Davison, R., and Van Rythoven, A., 2024, Critical mineral: Erbium: Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology Fact Sheet 17, 2 p.
2024 Davison, R., and Van Rythoven, A., 2024, Critical Mineral: Europium: Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology Fact Sheet 30, 2 p.
2024 Davison, R., and Van Rythoven, A., 2024, Critical mineral: Gadolinium: Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology Fact Sheet 27, 2 p.
2024 Davison, R., and Van Rythoven, A., 2024, Critical Mineral: Holmium: Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology Fact Sheet 20, 2 p.
2024 Davison, R., and Van Rythoven, A., 2024, Critical Mineral: Samarium: Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology Fact Sheet 32, 2 p.
2024 Davison, R., and Van Rythoven, A., 2024, Critical mineral: Terbium: Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology Fact Sheet 26, 2 p.
2024 Ryan Davison, 2024, Preliminary Data Release of Whole-Rock Assays of Coal-Related Deposits in Central and Eastern Montana: Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology Analytical Dataset 8.
2023 Davison, R., and Van Rythoven, A., 2023, Critical mineral: Germanium: Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology Fact Sheet 5, 2 p.
2023 Davison, R., and Van Rythoven, A., 2023, Critical mineral: Graphite: Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology Fact Sheet 13, 2 p.
2023 Davison, R., and Van Rythoven, A., 2023, Critical mineral: Lutetium: Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology Fact Sheet 6, 2 p.
2023 Davison, R., and Van Rythoven, A., 2023, Critical mineral: Thulium: Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology Fact Sheet 14, 2 p.
2023 Davison, R., and Van Rythoven, A., 2023, Critical mineral: Ytterbium: Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology Fact Sheet 10, 2 p.
2023 Davison, R., and Van Rythoven, A., 2023, Critical mineral: Yttrium: Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology Fact Sheet 11, 2 p.