Whittaker Ridge

Prospect in Judith Basin county in Montana, United States with commodity Iron
Sections on this page
  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. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10270190
MAS/MILS ID 0300450045
Record type Site
Current site name Whittaker Ridge

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -110.41613, 47.00681 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Judith Basin(county)

Montana(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Wolf Butte(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Belt(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Great Falls(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 010 E 02 NW Montana

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Hematite Unknown
Magnetite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -110.41613, 47.00681

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N60W
    Dip 35N
    Thickness 15M
    Length 12M
    Width 3M
    Area 1.5HA
    Depth to top 2M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 REPLACEMENT
    Shape of Orebody #1 UNKNOWN
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Primary Ore Control IGNEOUS
    Strike And Dip N60W:35N
    Minimum Depth to Top 1.5
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 2
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. .5
    Total Surface Area (HA) 1.5
    Date of Last Modification 800818

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Unorganized District

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Patented

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Whittaker, Norman A.
    Interest 100
    Home office Montana
    Year 1977

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    JUDITH BASIN COUNTY COURTHOUSE RECORDS

  • Deposit

    SPOKANE FILE NUMBER 34.28 USBM

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.