The Black Chief Iron Mine is a iron mine located in Deer Lodge county, Montana at an elevation of 6,519 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 6,519 Feet (1,987 Meters)
Commodity: Iron
Lat, Long: 46.18083, -113.10556
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Black Chief Iron Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Black Chief Iron Mine
Commodity
Primary: Iron
Secondary: Zinc
Location
State: Montana
County: Deer Lodge
District: Olson Gulch 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
Not available
Workings
Type: Surface
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Contact Metasomatic
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: Flint Creek Range
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: R
Description: Mount Powell Batholith
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Pennsylvanian
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pennsylvanian
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 700 PPM ZN
Materials
Ore: Garnet
Ore: Magnetite
Ore: Hematite
Gangue: Epidote
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Actinolite
Gangue: Diopside
Comments
Comment (Production): SEVERAL THOUSAND TONS SHIPPED FOR FLUX
Comment (Workings): OPEN PIT WITH ONE ADIT-TRENCH
Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1971)
Comment (Deposit): 2 ACRES OF DISTRUBED AREA ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 3 FIELD OBSERV
References
Reference (Production): EMMONS, 1913 USGS PROF. PAPER 78
Reference (Deposit): MBMG INF CIRC 13, P. 30.
Reference (Deposit): USGS PP 78, P. 244.
Reference (Deposit): USFS FIELD REPORT
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.
