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Willow Creek Deposit

Past Producer in Judith Basin county in Montana, United States with commodity Iron
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Mineral rights holdings
  13. Land status
  14. Ownership information
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10196440
MAS/MILS ID 0300450044
Record type Site
Current site name Willow Creek Deposit

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -110.37693, 46.98381 (WGS84)
Elevation 1853

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Judith Basin(county)

Montana(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Bandbox Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

White Sulphur Springs(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

White Sulphur Springs(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Judith(hydrologic unit)

Fort Peck Lake(hydrologic accounting unit)

Missouri-Musselshell(hydrologic subregion)

Missouri(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Montana Judith Basin

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Montana Principal 014 N 011 E 07 NESESW Montana

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Hematite Unknown
Magnetite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -110.37693, 46.98381
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N60W
    Dip 70S
    Thickness 300M
    Length 305M
    Width 6M
    Area 2HA
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 REPLACEMENT
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Secondary mode of Origin CONT METASOMATIC
    Primary Ore Control CONTACT ZONE
    Secondary Ore Control IGNEOUS
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. UNKNOWN
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 UNKNOWN
    Strike And Dip N60W:70S
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 2
    Total Surface Area (HA) 2
    Date of Last Modification 830316

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Year of first production 1956

Mining district

District name Running Wolf

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Patented

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Whittaker, Norman
    Interest 100
    Home office Montana
    Year 1977
  • Type Operator
    Owner Young-Montana Co.
    Home office Montana
    Year 1977

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    JUDITH BASIN COUNTY COURTHOUSE RECORDS

  • Deposit

    SPOKANE FILE NUMBER 34.29 USBM

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit HIGH GRADE ORE LOW IN SILICA CONTENT THAT WILL DEMAND PREMIUM

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-FEB-1984 Montana Bureau Of Mines And Geology Wmj U.S. Bureau of Mines

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