Stillwater River Canyon and Stillwater Mine

The east side of the Stillwater River canyon, near Nye, Montana. The prominent outcrops in the canyon wall are plagioclase-rich, layered igneous rocks of the Stillwater Complex. The tailing pond of the Stillwater Mine is in the foreground. The Stillwater Mine produces palladium and platinum from the J-M Reef, an igneous layer in the Stillwater Complex.