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Kelly Deposit

Prospect in Madison 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. Mineral rights holdings
  12. Land status
  13. Ownership information
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10245652
MRDS ID W016883
MAS/MILS ID 0300570050
Record type Site
Current site name Kelly Deposit

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Claim
Geographic coordinates: -112.15946, 45.288 (WGS84)
Elevation 2048
Location accuracy 10(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Madison(county)

Montana(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Laurin Canyon(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Dillon(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Dillon(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Ruby(hydrologic unit)

Missouri Headwaters(hydrologic accounting unit)

Missouri Headwaters(hydrologic subregion)

Missouri(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Montana Madison

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Montana Principal 006 S 005 W 25 SENENW Montana

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Magnetite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Claim (1) -112.15946, 45.288
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N89E
    Dip 89W
    Thickness 153M
    Length 183M
    Width 30M
    Area 5HA
    Depth to top 1M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 SEDIMENTARY
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Type of Orebody #2 OTHER
    Primary mode of Origin SEDIMENTATION
    Primary Ore Control OTHER
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 INTERM ARGILLIC
    Strike And Dip N89E:89W
    Minimum Depth to Top 1
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 3
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Total Surface Area (HA) 5
    Date of Last Modification 830316

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1945

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Private Lease

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Frank And May Kelly
    Interest 100
    Home office Montana
    Year 1977
  • Type Owner
    Owner Morrison-Knudsen Construction
    Interest 100
    Home office Idaho
    Year 1977

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MADISON COUNTY COURTHOUSE RECORDS

  • Deposit

    USBM SPOKANE FILES NUMBER 34-66

  • Deposit

    IRON IN US BY CARR, GUILD, WRIGHTUSGS MEMOIR 51 1967

  • Deposit

    GEO MAP OF KELLY FE DEP MADISON CO USGS OPEN-FILE JAMES&WEI

  • Deposit

    MINERAL & WATER RESOURSES OF MONTBY RD GEACH MBMG SP-28

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-FEB-84 Montana Bureau Of Mines And Geology Wmj U.S. Bureau of Mines

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