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Woods Creek Iron Mine

Occurrence in Ravalli 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. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Controls for ore emplacement
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Ownership information
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10010285
MRDS ID D003882
Record type Site
Current site name Woods Creek Iron Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -114.35233, 45.56099 (WGS84)
Elevation 1707
Relative position 5 MILES SSW OF ALTA

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Ravalli(county)

Montana(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Alta(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Nez Perce Pass(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Elk City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Bitterroot(hydrologic unit)

Pend Oreille(hydrologic accounting unit)

Kootenai-Pend Oreille-Spokane(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Bitterroot 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 Ravalli

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Montana Principal 003S 022W 19,20 Montana

Comments on the location information

  • LOCATION GIVEN IS APPROXIMATE.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Hematite Ore
Magnetite Ore

Analytical data

Result COMPOSITE SAMPLE SHOWED 34.7 % FE2O3 AND 1.8 % FEO

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -114.35233, 45.56099
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Economic information

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Detrital Or Paleo Beach Deposit

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Mineral Point

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Shoshone Ore Co.
  • Type Owner
    Owner Copper Canyon Mining Corp.

Comments on the workings information

  • WORKINGS ARE DEVELOPING ( 1960 )

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CROWLEY, F. A., 1961 , DIRECTORY OF KNOWN MINING ENTERPRISES, 1960 , MONT. BUR. OF MINES AND GEOL., BULL. 20 , P. 44 .

  • Deposit

    BERG, R. B., 1977 , RECONNAISSANCE GEOLOGY OF SOUTHERNMOST RAVALLI CO., MONT., MONT. BUR. OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, MEM. 44 , P. 35 .

  • Deposit

    1961 COMPILE MBMG, BULL 20

  • Deposit

    1977 RECON MBMG MEM 44

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-1980 Doyle, Brien (Wells, John) U.S. Geological Survey

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