| Deposit ID | 10097432 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W014690 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Running Wolf Deposit |
| Geographic coordinates: | -110.3775, 46.98574 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1859 |
| Relative position | ABOUT 25 KM SOUTH OF STANFORD |
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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Montana | Judith Basin |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montana Principal | 014N | 011E | 07,08 | Montana |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Titanium, Metal Critical | Tertiary |
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Iron | Tertiary |
| Result | EAST LENS HAS 55% FE, 0.1% S, 0.005% CU, AND 0.01% TI |
|---|---|
| Result | WEST LENS HAS 60% FE, 0.1% S, 0.02% CU, 0.01% TI |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Syenite | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite |
| Rock unit name | Diorite Porphyry Stock;Woodhurst Stock, Syenite Porphyry |
| Rock description | Diorite Porphyry Stock;Woodhurst Stock, Syenite Porphyry |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| Rock unit name | Madison Limestone |
| Rock description | Madison Limestone |
| (1) | -110.3775, 46.98574 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | At Northeast Corner Of Zone Of Igneous Intrusions Covering Over 800 Square Km |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Stocks Connected By A Dike |
| General form | LENSES |
|---|---|
| Strike | EAST-WEST |
| Dip | 60 S |
| Length | 1000M |
| Width | 10M |
| Depth to top | 0M |
| Development status | Prospect |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1887 |
| District name | Running Wolf District |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Whittaker, Norman A. |
| Home office | Stanford, Mt |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W014690 |
DEMUNCK, V. C., 1956, IRON DEPOSITS IN MONTANA: MONT. BUREAU OF MINES GEOL. INF. CIRC. 13, 55 P.
GOODSPEED, G. E., AND FITZSIMMONS, P. J., 1943, PRELIMINARY REPORT OF THE IRON DEPOSITS OF THE WILLOW AND RUNNING WOLF CREEKS, MONT.: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY
ROBERTSON, A. F., AND ROBY, R. N., 1951, MINES AND MINERAL DEPOSITS (EXCEPT FUELS), JUDITH BASIN COUNTY, MONT.: U.S. BUREAU MINES INF. CIRC. 7602, 48 P.
1943 GEOLMAP
1944 DIREXPL U.S. BUREAU MINES
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | SEVERAL IRON DEPOSITS ARE IN THE AREA. DEMUNCK RESTRICTS RUNNING WOLF DEPOSIT TO SECTIONS 7 AND 8 BUT OTHER WORKERS INCLUDE SECTIONS 1-4, T 14 N, R 10 E, 32, 33 T 15 N, R 10 E, AND SECTIONS 1 AND 6, T 14 N, R 11 E. DEPOSITS DISCUSSED IN THIS FORM ARE RESTRICTED TO SECTIONS 7 AND 8, T 14 N, R 11 E. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-DEC-1976 | Krohn, Douglas H. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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