Iron Butte Mine

The Iron Butte Mine is a iron mine located in Meagher county, Montana at an elevation of 6,001 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

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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.