| Deposit ID | 10245770 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0300590019 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Willow Creek Deposit |
| Alternate or previous names | Ringling Mine |
| Point of reference | Main Entrance |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -110.80914, 46.51741 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 1817 |
| Location accuracy | 10(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Meagher(county)
Montana(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Pinchout Creek(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
White Sulphur Springs(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
White Sulphur Springs(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Smith(hydrologic unit)
Upper Missouri(hydrologic accounting unit)
Missouri-Marias(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Montana | Meagher |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montana Principal | 009 N | 007 E | 26 | N2NWNE | Montana |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Tertiary |
| Iron | Tertiary |
| Manganese Critical | Tertiary |
| Silver | Tertiary |
| Titanium Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Calcite | Unknown |
| Hematite | Unknown |
| Magnetite | Unknown |
| Pyrolusite | Unknown |
| Quartz | Unknown |
| Main Entrance (1) | -110.80914, 46.51741 |
|---|
| Strike | N60E | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dip | 89S | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thickness | 15M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Length | 46M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Width | 15M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Area | 0.5HA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Depth to top | 2M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Operation type | Surface-Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1915 |
| Year of first production | 1920 |
| District name | Castle Mountain District |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Patented |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Paul And Ringling |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Montana |
| Year | 1977 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0300590019 |
MEAGHER COUNTY COURTHOUSE RECORDS
IRON DEPOSITS OF MONTANA BY V.C. DEMUNCK MBMG IC-13 1956
MINES & MINERAL DEP., MEAGHER CO.MONT" G.C.REED,USBM RI-440
PRELIN REPT FE ORE DEP WSS MEAGHECO. GOODSPEED USGS OPEN-FIL
SPOKANE FILE NUMBER 34.8 USBM
USBM IC 7540 MINES MINERAL DEPOSITS MEAGHER CO MONT 1950 ROB
| 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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