| Deposit ID | 10221891 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | WO26556 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0300590052 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Iron Butte Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Sheep Creek Iron Deposit, Black Butte Iron Mine, Black Butte Iron Deposit |
| Point of reference | Pit |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -110.95585, 46.76381 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 1829 |
| Location accuracy | 10(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Meagher(county)
Montana(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Strawberry Butte(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 | 012 N | 006 E | 34 | N2NWNE | Montana |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Iron | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Calcite | Unknown |
| Iron | Unknown |
| Jasper | Unknown |
| Quartz | Unknown |
| Pit (1) | -110.95585, 46.76381 |
|---|
| Strike | N50W | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dip | 05S | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thickness | 5.1M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Length | 396.5M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Width | 11.7M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Area | 260HA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Depth to top | 2.4M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1870 |
| Mining method | Open Pit |
| Year of first production | 1975 |
| Type of mineral rights | Located Claim |
|---|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Patented |
| Type of mineral rights | Federal Lease |
| Ownership category | Federal |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Robert Borland |
| Interest | 50 |
| Home office | Montana |
| Year | 1977 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | John Potter |
| Interest | 50 |
| Home office | Montana |
| Year | 1977 |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Hallett Minerals Co. |
| Home office | Montana |
| Year | 1990 |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | R. And S Iron Co., Inc. |
| Home office | Montana |
| Year | 1977 |
| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1990 | ||||||||||||||
| Measured | 907200mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Demonstrated | 907200mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 1814400mt ore | ||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0300590052 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | WO26556 | MAS references MRDS |
IRON DEPOSITS IN MONTANA MBMG IC-13 1956 BY VC DEMUNCK
INVESTIGATION OF SHEEP CREEK FE DEPOSIT, MEAGHER CT, MT
REED USBM RI-44, MINES AND MINERALS, MEAGHER CT, MT, RN
ROBY USBM IC-7540, SUMMARY OF USBM EXPLORATION PROJECTS
FOR STEEL PRODUCTION" JULIHN, USBM MATERIALS SURVEY IRON
ORE". USGS & USBM MINERAL & WATER RESOURCES OF MONTANA
RD GEACH MBMG SP-28. PRELIMINARY REPORT ON FE ORE DE-
POSITS NEAR USS MEAGHER CO" GOODSPEED U GEO OF PRINCETON
FE DEPOSITS & ECON ASPECTS FE, MT TECH THESIS LIN IRON
IN THE US", BY GUILD, CARR, & WRIGHT, USGS MR-51, 1967
MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, BUL 129, 1991.
1991 MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, B130, 1992, P78.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 04-MAR-98 | Buckingham, David A. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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