Iron Mountain-Camp Ni-Cu Deposit

The Iron Mountain-Camp Ni-Cu Deposit is a nickel mine located in Sweet Grass county, Montana at an elevation of 9,514 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 Mountain-Camp Ni-Cu Deposit
Secondary: Stillwater West
Secondary: Camp Deposit

Commodity

Primary: Nickel
Secondary: Sulfur
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Cobalt

Location

State: Montana
County: Sweet Grass
District: Stillwater

Land Status

Land ownership: Mixed
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

Workings

Type: Surface

Ownership

Owner Name: Pgm Co.
Home Office: Denver, Co
Info Year: 1983

Owner Name: Amoco Minerals Co.
Percent: 50.00
Home Office: Denver, Co
Info Year: 1983

Owner Name: Amax Exploration, Inc.
Percent: 50.00
Home Office: Denver, Co
Info Year: 1983

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Unknown
Mining Method: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1968
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N

Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Middle Rocky Mountains

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Not available

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Not available

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Not available

Comments

Comment (Reserve-Resource): M1 IS CUMULATIVE. ALL QUANTITIES ARE ESTIMATED FROM AMAX COMPANY REPORTS. MINE AND BENEFICATION PLANS AND COSTS ARE BASED ON DEMONSTRATED TONNAGE.

References

Reference (Deposit): ZIENTEK, M. GEOLOGIST, USGS, PER. COMM. 1983.

Reference (Deposit): V. 30, NO.2, 1977, PP. 66-67

Reference (Deposit): WORLD MIN. MAG. OIL CO. ARDCO, PURCHASES COPPER CO.,ANACONDA

Reference (Deposit): COMM., 1983.

Reference (Deposit): TURNER,A. SENIOR PROJECT GEOL., ANACONDA MIN. CO., PER.

Reference (Deposit): ECON. GEOL. V.77 NO.6, SEPT.-OCT. 1982, PP. 1454-1480.

Reference (Deposit): TODD,S.G. ETAL. THE J-M PT.-PD. REEF OF STILLWATER COMPLEX.

Reference (Deposit): SCHMIDT, E. REGIONAL GEOL. AMOCO MIN. PER. COMM., 1983.

Reference (Deposit): 4431, 1949, 10 PP.

Reference (Deposit): MCHUGH, E., 1994, MLA REPORT IN PREPARATION.

Reference (Deposit): BOW, C.D. ETAL. INVEST. OF THE HOWLAND REEF: MINNEAPLOIS

Reference (Deposit): (EST. DATE 1974), 13 PP.

Reference (Deposit): AMAX EXPLORATION CO. CONFIDENTIAL PRELIM. FEASIBILITY STUDY

Reference (Deposit): ROBY, R.N. INVEST. OF CU-NI DEP. IN STILLWATER. BUMINES R.I.

Reference (Deposit): STILLWATER DIST. MIN. ENJR. V.26, NO.3, 1974, PP.37-40.

Reference (Deposit): RICHMOND,T. AND J.ADLER. MIN. DEV. AND CONSERVATION IN

Reference (Deposit): JOUR. RES. USGS,V.6, NO.4, 1978, PP. 473-482.

Reference (Deposit): PAGE,N. & F. SIMON. DEFFERENTIATION OF SULF. IN BASAL ZONE.

Reference (Deposit): USGS PROF. PAPER 1038, 1979, 69 PP.

Reference (Deposit): PAGE,N. STILLWATER COMPLEX...EMPHASIS ON OCUR. OF SULFIDES.

Reference (Deposit): ECON. GEOL. V.71, 1976 PP.1352-1363.

Reference (Deposit): PAGE,N. ETAL. PLATINUM METALS IN THE STILLWATER COMPLEX MT.

Reference (Deposit): MIN. DEP. ANNUAL AIME MEET. DALLAS,TX, FEB, 1982, 24 PP.

Reference (Deposit): COMPANY REPT. MAY 16, 1969, 16 PP.

Reference (Deposit): MILLER,R. AND TURNER, DEVELOP. CHALLENGES ON...STILLWATER

Reference (Deposit): MCKNIGHT, J. STILLWATER NICKEL PROJECT REPT. AMAX EXPL. INC.

Reference (Deposit): AND US FOREST SERVICE, 1982, 212 P.

Reference (Deposit): HOY,R.B. STILLWATER ANACONDA MEETING. MEMO FEB. 9, 1978, 3PP

Reference (Deposit): 169 NO. 7, 1968. P. 86, 88.

Reference (Deposit): EIS (DRAFT). AMC STILLWATER PROJECT. MONT. DEPT. STATE LANDS

Reference (Deposit): ENJR. AND MIN. JOUR. ANACONDA FINDS NICKEL IN MONTANA.. V.

Reference (Deposit): JOUR. V. 172,NO.10, 1977 PP. 75-84.

Reference (Deposit): DAYTON,S. PROFILE OF A HEARING ON MIN. ENTRY: ENR. AND MIN.

Reference (Deposit): AREA. ECON. GEOL. V. 77, 1982, PP. 1481-1492.

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.