The Iron King Claim is a iron and manganese mine located in Madison county, Montana at an elevation of 5,499 feet.
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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: 5,499 Feet (1,676 Meters)
Commodity: Iron, Manganese
Lat, Long: 45.77361, -112.12083
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Iron King Claim MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Iron King Claim
Secondary: Lepp
Secondary: Sunbeam
Commodity
Primary: Iron
Primary: Manganese
Location
State: Montana
County: Madison
District: Whitehall (Renova) District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Louis And Ella Lepp, Whitehall
Years: 1951 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Stratiform
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Tobacco Root Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Shale
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Name: Shale
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: SAMPLE OF MAGANIFEROUS STREAK ASSAYED 32.7% MN, 17.8% FE, REMAINDER FE OXIDE.
Materials
Ore: Magnetite
Ore: Psilomelane
Ore: Pyrolusite
Gangue: Iron
Comments
Comment (Production): ORE WAS SHIPPED TO BUTTE AROUND 1900 FOR USE AS FLUX.
Comment (Deposit): IRON ORE BED RANGES 4-8 FT WIDE, WITH IRREGULAR STREAK IN CENTER RICH IN MN OXIDES. OUTCROP OF DEPOSIT REPORTEDLY TRACEABLE HUNDREDS OF FEET.
Comment (Workings): 80 FT ADIT.
Comment (Location): CENTER, SOUTH 1/2 OF SOUTH 1/2.
References
Reference (Deposit): PARDEE, J.T., 1919, SOME MANGANESE DEPOSITS IN MADISON COUNTY, MONTANA: USGS BULL. 690-C, P. 131-143.
Reference (Deposit): DMEA FILE 1566X
Reference (Production): 18 ST OF 19.2% MN ORE SHIPPED IN WW2 BY JACKMAN-OGLE.
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.
