| Deposit ID | 10148398 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0300430048 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Elkhorn Peak Iron |
| Alternate or previous names | Iron Mine |
| Point of reference | Main Entrance |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -111.92557, 46.3113 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 2597 |
| Location accuracy | 10(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Jefferson(county)
Montana(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Elkhorn(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Townsend(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
White Sulphur Springs(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Boulder(hydrologic unit)
Missouri Headwaters(hydrologic accounting unit)
Missouri Headwaters(hydrologic subregion)
Missouri(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Montana | Jefferson |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montana Principal | 007 N | 003 W | 36 | N2SESW | Montana |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Gold | Tertiary |
| Iron | Tertiary |
| Silver | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Unknown |
| Hematite | Unknown |
| Magnetite | Unknown |
| Silver | Unknown |
| Main Entrance (1) | -111.92557, 46.3113 |
|---|
| Strike | N80E | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dip | 35S | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thickness | 3M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Length | 244M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Width | 5M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Area | 2.4HA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Depth to top | 4M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Operation type | Surface-Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1887 |
| Year of first production | 1890 |
| District name | Golconda District |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Patented |
|---|
| Ownership category | State |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Floyd C Hysell |
| Interest | 50 |
| Home office | Montana |
| Year | 1977 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Herman Ingman Et Al |
| Interest | 50 |
| Home office | Montana |
| Year | 1977 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0300430048 |
JEFFERSON COUNTY COURTHOUSE RECORDS
IRON DEPOSITS IN MONTANA V.C. DE-MUNCK MBMG IC-13 1956
GEO RELATIONS OF ORE DEP IN THE ELKHORN MTNS,MONT STONE USG
MINES&MINERALS JEFF.CO. ROBY,ACH-ERMAN,FULKERSON,CROWLEY MBM
WFOC MPF NO. 0300430048
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | 2 LS SEPTUMS MINED. SEVERAL THOUSAND TONS SHIPPED ABOUT 1900, 75- |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 13-JAN-97 | Montana Bureau Of Mines And Geology Wmj | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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