Woods Creek Iron Mine

The Woods Creek Iron Mine is a iron mine located in Ravalli county, Montana at an elevation of 5,600 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

Name: Woods Creek Iron Mine

State:  Montana

County:  Ravalli

Elevation: 5,600 Feet (1,707 Meters)

Commodity: Iron

Lat, Long: 45.56111, -114.35139

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Woods Creek Iron Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Woods Creek Iron Mine


Commodity

Primary: Iron


Location

State: Montana
County: Ravalli
District: Mineral Point


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: Shoshone Ore Co.

Owner Name: Copper Canyon Mining Corp.


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

Not available


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: COMPOSITE SAMPLE SHOWED 34.7 % FE2O3 AND 1.8 % FEO


Materials

Ore: Magnetite
Ore: Hematite


Comments

Comment (Workings): WORKINGS ARE DEVELOPING ( 1960 )

Comment (Location): LOCATION GIVEN IS APPROXIMATE.


References

Reference (Deposit): CROWLEY, F. A., 1961 , DIRECTORY OF KNOWN MINING ENTERPRISES, 1960 , MONT. BUR. OF MINES AND GEOL., BULL. 20 , P. 44 .

Reference (Deposit): BERG, R. B., 1977 , RECONNAISSANCE GEOLOGY OF SOUTHERNMOST RAVALLI CO., MONT., MONT. BUR. OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, MEM. 44 , P. 35 .

Reference (Deposit): 1961 COMPILE MBMG, BULL 20

Reference (Deposit): 1977 RECON MBMG MEM 44


Principal Gold Districts of Montana

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.