King and Queen Claims

The King and Queen Claims is a iron mine located in Silver Bow county, Montana at an elevation of 7,598 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: King and Queen Claims  

State:  Montana

County:  Silver Bow

Elevation: 7,598 Feet (2,316 Meters)

Commodity: Iron

Lat, Long: 45.70833, -112.57778

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King and Queen Claims MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: King and Queen Claims


Commodity

Primary: Iron


Location

State: Montana
County: Silver Bow
District: Melrose (Camp Creek) District


Land Status

Land ownership: National Forest
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.


Holdings

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Workings

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Ownership

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Production

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Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Stratabound
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1900
Year Last Production: 1900
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Highland Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

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Orebody

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Structure

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Alterations

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Rocks

Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Iron


Comments

Comment (Deposit): FLAT LYING IRON ORE

Comment (Commodity): IRON WAS USED FOR FLAX AT GLENDALE SMELTER

Comment (Location): ON DIVIDE BETWEEN HEADS OF CAMP CR AND SOAP GULCH ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1975)


References

Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 574, P. 92


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.