The Truman Creek - Blacktail Mountain Road Occurrence is a iron mine located in Flathead county, Montana at an elevation of 6,099 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 6,099 Feet (1,859 Meters)
Commodity: Iron
Lat, Long: 47.99306, -114.36556
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Truman Creek - Blacktail Mountain Road Occurrence MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Truman Creek - Blacktail Mountain Road Occurrence
Commodity
Primary: Iron
Location
State: Montana
County: Flathead
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
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Blacktail Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: FILLED VUGS
Structure
Type: R
Description: Nw Plunging Anticline Approx 2 Mi To The E
Type: L
Description: Fault Indicated By 2 In Of Shattered Rock And Gouge Parallels The Hanging Wall Of The Vein
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Hematite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): CLOSE TO TOP OF BLACKTAIL MOUNTAIN.
Comment (Geology): HOST ROCK STRIKES N 47 DEG W AND DIPS 25 DEG NE. UNALTERED SPECULAR HEMATITE IS COMMON ; GEOL.DESC: 17 INCH QTZ VEIN
Comment (Deposit): VEIN EXPOSED IN 4X6 FT PIT.
References
Reference (Deposit): JOHNS, W. M., 1964 , GEOLOGIC INVESTIGATIONS IN THE KOOTENAI-FLATHEAD AREA, NORTHWEST MONTANA: MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULL. 42 , P. 48 .
Reference (Deposit): JOHNS, W. M., 1970 , GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF LINCOLN AND FLATHEAD COUNTIES, MONTANA: MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULL. 79 , P. 146 .
Reference (Deposit): CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 12-22-1970
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.
