The Johnny Gulch Iron Deposit is a mine located in Madison county, Montana at an elevation of 6,444 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: 6,444 Feet (1,964 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 45.0586, -111.73110
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Johnny Gulch Iron Deposit MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Johnny Gulch Iron Deposit
Secondary: Ruby Creek Deposit
Secondary: Ruby Creek Mine
Secondary: Ruby Mine
Commodity
Tertiary: Titanium
Tertiary: Iron
Location
State: Montana
County: Madison
District: Unorganized District
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
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
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Surface
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1934
Discovery Year: 1900
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: Quartz
Unknown: Magnetite
Unknown: Goethite
Comments
Not available
References
Reference (Deposit): MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL. IC-13, 1956, P. 36.
Reference (Deposit): CONFERENCE, P. 268-272.
Reference (Deposit): BILLINGS GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY ELEVENTH ANNUAL FIELD
Reference (Deposit): HOBERG, R.K., GEOLOGY OF THE RUBY CREEK IRON DEPOSIT:
Reference (Deposit): P. 78.
Reference (Deposit): MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL. SPECIAL PUBLICATION 28, 1963,
Reference (Deposit): U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MINERAL RESOURCES MAP MR-51, 1967.
Reference (Deposit): MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL. MEMOIR 38, 1960, P. 12.
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.
