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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
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: 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: 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.