The Elkhorn Peak Iron is a mine located in Jefferson county, Montana at an elevation of 8,520 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: 8,520 Feet (2,597 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 46.3114, -111.92470
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Elkhorn Peak Iron MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Elkhorn Peak Iron
Secondary: Iron Mine
Commodity
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Iron
Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Copper
Location
State: Montana
County: Jefferson
District: Golconda District
Land Status
Land ownership: State
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
Type: Patented
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Herman Ingman Et Al
Percent: 50.00
Home Office: Montana
Info Year: 1977
Owner Name: Floyd C Hysell
Percent: 50.00
Home Office: Montana
Info Year: 1977
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Surface-Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1890
Discovery Year: 1887
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
Not available
Materials
Unknown: Silver
Unknown: Magnetite
Unknown: Hematite
Unknown: Chalcopyrite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): 2 LS SEPTUMS MINED. SEVERAL THOUSAND TONS SHIPPED ABOUT 1900, 75-
References
Reference (Deposit): USGS OFR 78-325
Reference (Deposit): WFOC MPF NO. 0300430048
Reference (Deposit): MINES&MINERALS JEFF.CO. ROBY,ACH-ERMAN,FULKERSON,CROWLEY MBM
Reference (Deposit): GEO RELATIONS OF ORE DEP IN THE ELKHORN MTNS,MONT STONE USG
Reference (Deposit): IRON DEPOSITS IN MONTANA V.C. DE-MUNCK MBMG IC-13 1956
Reference (Deposit): JEFFERSON COUNTY COURTHOUSE RECORDS
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.
