The Running Wolf Iron Deposits is a mine located in Judith Basin county, Montana at an elevation of 6,004 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
Elevation: 6,004 Feet (1,830 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 46.9861, -110.38330
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Running Wolf Iron Deposits MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Running Wolf Iron Deposits
Commodity
Tertiary: Titanium
Tertiary: Iron
Location
State: Montana
County: Judith Basin
District: Running Wolf
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
Type: Located Claim
Type: Patented
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Great Falls Townsite Co.
Home Office: Montana
Info Year: 1977
Owner Name: Whittaker, Norman
Home Office: Montana
Info Year: 1977
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1956
Discovery Year: 1883
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: Magnetite
Unknown: Chalcedony
Unknown: Calcite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): BETHLEHEM STEEL SHOWED INTEREST IN THE WHITTAKER HOLDINGS IN
References
Reference (Deposit): SUM OF INFO ON FE,COAL,FLUORITE, CHROMITE"JOHNS,BERG,ETAL MB
Reference (Deposit): REPT AVAIL RAW MATERIALS FOR PACIFIC COAST FE,USCORPS,PORLAN
Reference (Deposit): MINERAL & WATER RESOURCES OF MONTRD GEACH MBMG SP-28
Reference (Deposit): MINERAL RESOURCES;UPPER MISSOURI HUBBARD,ROBY,ETAL,USBM IC-8
Reference (Deposit): MATERIALS SURVEY FE ORE USGS & USBM 1956
Reference (Deposit): SUM OF USBM PROJECTS FOR STEEL PRODUCTION JULIHN & MOON
Reference (Deposit): MINOR METALS & NON-MET. MIN OF MT ENGINEERING & MINING JOURN
Reference (Deposit): IRON IN THE US" CARR,GUILD,WRIGHTUSGS MR-51 1967
Reference (Deposit): SUM OF MONT MINERAL RESOURCES" SALINEN & CROWLEY MBMG B-11
Reference (Deposit): MINES & MINERAL DEP,JUDITH BASIN CO;ROBERTSON & ROBY USBM IC
Reference (Deposit): GEO OF LITTLE BELT MTNS" WEED USGS" 20TH ANNUAL REPT USGS
Reference (Deposit): PRELIM REPT ON FE OF RUNNING WOLFDISTRICT,MONT. GOODSPEED US
Reference (Deposit): INVESTIGATION OF RUNNING WOLF FE ROBY USBM RI-4454 PUB-19
Reference (Deposit): IRON DEP IN MONT" VC DEMUNCK MBMGIC-13 1956
Reference (Deposit): SPOKANE FILE NUMBER 34.42 USBM
Reference (Deposit): GEO OF PRINCETON & ECON ASPECTS FE ORE MONT" LIND TECH THES
Reference (Deposit): REPT OF RUNNING WOLF FE ORE PROP.CHESTER KENNEN 1924 (IN
Reference (Deposit): JUDITH BASIN COUNTY COURTHOUSE RECORDS
Reference (Deposit): DEP OF FE ORE NEAR STANFORD,MONT WESTGATE USGS B 715-F PUB
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.
