The Boulder Iron Mine is a mine located in Jefferson county, Montana at an elevation of 5,079 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: 5,079 Feet (1,548 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 46.1747, -111.91220
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Boulder Iron Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Boulder Iron Mine
Secondary: Boulder Deposit
Commodity
Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Iron
Tertiary: Silver
Location
State: Montana
County: Jefferson
District: Unorganized District
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: Located Claim
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: D. E. Whittaker
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Washington
Info Year: 1977
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Surface-Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1900
Discovery Year: 1900
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: Hematite
Comments
Comment (Production): ABOUT 1900 A LARGE TONNAGE OF THIS ORE WAS SHIPPED FOR FLUX
References
Reference (Deposit): MONT BUREAU OF MINES BULLITON 16
Reference (Deposit): JEFFERSON COUNTY COURTHOUSE RECORDS
Reference (Deposit): SAME PROPERTY AS 30-043-00562. MASFILE 30-043-0046, SEE ALSO
Reference (Deposit): 34.086
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.
