Black Chief Iron Mine

The Black Chief Iron Mine is a mine located in Deer Lodge county, Montana at an elevation of 7,080 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

Name: Black Chief Iron Mine

State:  Montana

County:  Deer Lodge

Elevation: 7,080 Feet (2,158 Meters)

Commodity:

Lat, Long: 46.2003, -113.10530

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Black Chief Iron Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Black Chief Iron Mine


Commodity

Tertiary: Iron


Location

State: Montana
County: Deer Lodge
District: Unorganized District


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Type: Patented


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: Herbert Brown
Percent: 50.00
Home Office: California
Info Year: 1977

Owner Name: Frank Brown
Percent: 50.00
Home Office: California
Info Year: 1977


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Surface-Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
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


Comments

Not available


References

Reference (Deposit): DEER LODGE COUNTY COURTHOUSE RECORDS

Reference (Deposit): SPOKANE FILES NUMBER 34-39 USBM

Reference (Deposit): GEO & ORE DEP OF P'BURG QUAD MT EMMONS & CALKINS PRO PAPER-

Reference (Deposit): IRON DEP OF MONT" VC DEMUNCK MBMGIC-13 1956


Principal Gold Districts of Montana

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.