Elkhorn Peak Iron

Past Producer in Jefferson county in Montana, United States with commodities Copper, Gold, Iron, Silver
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. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10148398
MAS/MILS ID 0300430048
Record type Site
Current site name Elkhorn Peak Iron
Alternate or previous names Iron Mine

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -111.92557, 46.3113 (WGS84)
Elevation 2597
Location accuracy 10(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Jefferson(county)

Montana(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Elkhorn(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Townsend(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

White Sulphur Springs(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Boulder(hydrologic unit)

Missouri Headwaters(hydrologic accounting unit)

Missouri Headwaters(hydrologic subregion)

Missouri(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Beaverhead-Deerlodge 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 Jefferson

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Montana Principal 007 N 003 W 36 N2SESW Montana

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Tertiary
Gold Tertiary
Iron Tertiary
Silver Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Unknown
Hematite Unknown
Magnetite Unknown
Silver Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -111.92557, 46.3113

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N80E
    Dip 35S
    Thickness 3M
    Length 244M
    Width 5M
    Area 2.4HA
    Depth to top 4M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 REPLACEMENT
    Shape of Orebody #1 LENTICULAR
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Secondary mode of Origin CONT METASOMATIC
    Primary Ore Control CONTACT ZONE
    Secondary Ore Control FOLDING
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. INTENSE
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 CARBONATE SILIC
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #2 SILICIFICATION
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #3 PYRITIZATION
    Strike And Dip N80E:35S
    Minimum Depth to Top 2
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 3
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 2
    Total Surface Area (HA) 2.3999
    Date of Last Modification 780914

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface-Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1887
Year of first production 1890

Mining district

District name Golconda District

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Patented

Land status

Ownership category State

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Floyd C Hysell
    Interest 50
    Home office Montana
    Year 1977
  • Type Owner
    Owner Herman Ingman Et Al
    Interest 50
    Home office Montana
    Year 1977

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    JEFFERSON COUNTY COURTHOUSE RECORDS

  • Deposit

    IRON DEPOSITS IN MONTANA V.C. DE-MUNCK MBMG IC-13 1956

  • Deposit

    GEO RELATIONS OF ORE DEP IN THE ELKHORN MTNS,MONT STONE USG

  • Deposit

    MINES&MINERALS JEFF.CO. ROBY,ACH-ERMAN,FULKERSON,CROWLEY MBM

  • Deposit

    WFOC MPF NO. 0300430048

  • Deposit

    USGS OFR 78-325

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 2 LS SEPTUMS MINED. SEVERAL THOUSAND TONS SHIPPED ABOUT 1900, 75-

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 13-JAN-97 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.