The Iron Butte Mine is a iron mine located in Meagher county, Montana at an elevation of 6,001 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: 6,001 Feet (1,829 Meters)
Commodity: Iron
Lat, Long: 46.7639, -110.95500
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Iron Butte Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Iron Butte Mine
Secondary: Sheep Creek Iron Deposit
Secondary: Black Butte Iron Mine
Secondary: Black Butte Iron Deposit
Commodity
Primary: Iron
Location
State: Montana
County: Meagher
Land Status
Land ownership: Federal
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: Federal Lease
Type: Patented
Type: Located Claim
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: R. And S Iron Co., Inc.
Home Office: Montana
Info Year: 1977
Owner Name: Hallett Minerals Co.
Home Office: Montana
Info Year: 1990
Owner Name: John Potter
Percent: 50.00
Home Office: Montana
Info Year: 1977
Owner Name: Robert Borland
Percent: 50.00
Home Office: Montana
Info Year: 1977
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Surface
Mining Method: Open Pit
Year First Production: 1975
Discovery Year: 1870
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: Iron
Unknown: Quartz
Unknown: Jasper
Unknown: Calcite
Comments
Comment (Production): PRODUCTION IS ONGOING
References
Reference (Deposit): RD GEACH MBMG SP-28. PRELIMINARY REPORT ON FE ORE DE-
Reference (Deposit): ORE". USGS & USBM MINERAL & WATER RESOURCES OF MONTANA
Reference (Deposit): FOR STEEL PRODUCTION" JULIHN, USBM MATERIALS SURVEY IRON
Reference (Deposit): ROBY USBM IC-7540, SUMMARY OF USBM EXPLORATION PROJECTS
Reference (Deposit): REED USBM RI-44, MINES AND MINERALS, MEAGHER CT, MT, RN
Reference (Deposit): INVESTIGATION OF SHEEP CREEK FE DEPOSIT, MEAGHER CT, MT
Reference (Deposit): IRON DEPOSITS IN MONTANA MBMG IC-13 1956 BY VC DEMUNCK
Reference (Deposit): 1991 MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, B130, 1992, P78.
Reference (Deposit): MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, BUL 129, 1991.
Reference (Deposit): IN THE US", BY GUILD, CARR, & WRIGHT, USGS MR-51, 1967
Reference (Deposit): FE DEPOSITS & ECON ASPECTS FE, MT TECH THESIS LIN IRON
Reference (Deposit): POSITS NEAR USS MEAGHER CO" GOODSPEED U GEO OF PRINCETON
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.
