The Unknown is a iron mine located in Ravalli county, Montana at an elevation of 6,001 feet.
About the MRDS Data:
All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.
Mine Info
Elevation: 6,001 Feet (1,829 Meters)
Commodity: Iron
Lat, Long: 45.56806, -114.32639
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Unknown MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Unknown
Commodity
Primary: Iron
Location
State: Montana
County: Ravalli
District: Mineral Point
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: LESS THAN 10 PPB PLATINUM, LESS THAN .4 PPB PALLADIUM.
Analytical Data: A COMPOSITE SAMPLE CONTAINED 34.7 % FE2O3 AND 1.8 % FEO
Materials
Ore: Magnetite
Ore: Hematite
Gangue: Palladium
Gangue: Platinum
Comments
Comment (Location): LOCATION GIVEN IS APPROXIMATE FOR OCCURENCES IN AREA.
References
Reference (Deposit): BERG, B. B., 1977 , RECONNAISSANCE GEOLOGY OF SOUTHERN MOST RAVALLI CO., MONTANA, MONT. BUR. OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, MEM 44 , P. 35
Reference (Deposit): 1977 RECON MBMG., MEM. 4
Principal Gold Districts of Montana
In Montana, 54 mining districts have each have produced more than 10,000 ounces of gold. The largest producers are Butte, Helena, Marysville, and Virginia City, each having produced more than one million ounces. Twenty seven other districts are each credited with between 100,000 and one million ounces of gold production. Read more: Principal Gold Districts of Montana.
