| Deposit ID | 10294749 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0300590026 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Iron Chief |
| Point of reference | Main Entrance |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -110.67113, 46.47821 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 2100 |
| Location accuracy | 100(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Meagher(county)
Montana(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Castle Town(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Ringling(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
White Sulphur Springs(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper Musselshell(hydrologic unit)
Musselshell(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 | Meagher |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montana Principal | 008 N | 008 E | 01 | NESESW | Montana |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Iron | Tertiary |
| Lead | Tertiary |
| Manganese Critical | Tertiary |
| Silver | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Galena | Unknown |
| Hematite | Unknown |
| Magnetite | Unknown |
| Pyrolusite | Unknown |
| Silver | Unknown |
| Main Entrance (1) | -110.67113, 46.47821 |
|---|
| Strike | N20W | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dip | 80E | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thickness | 30M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Length | 209M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Width | 31M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Area | 4HA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Depth to top | 4M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1888 |
| Year of first production | 1890 |
| District name | Castle Mountain District |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Patented |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Clearance D Wilson |
| Interest | 50 |
| Home office | Florida |
| Year | 1977 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Nelson E Wilson |
| Interest | 50 |
| Home office | Florida |
| Year | 1977 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0300590026 |
MEAGHER COUNTY COURTHOUSE RECORDS
GEO OF THE CASTLE MTN MINING DISTMT. WEED & PRISSON USGS B-1
IRON DEPOSITS IN MONTANA,VC DE MVNCK MBMG IC-13 1956
MINES & MINERAL DEPOSITS MEAGHER COUNTY MONT,R N ROBY USBM I
GEO ORE DEP OF CASTLE MTNS MININGDIST MEAGHER CO,WINTERS MBM
PRELIM REPT ON FE ORE DEP NEAR WSS MEAGHER CO GOODSPEED USGS
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | CLAIM (PATENTED) NUMBER 3050 40 HP STEAM HOIST ON PROPERTY |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 27-FEB-84 | Montana Bureau Of Mines And Geology Wmj | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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