Iron King Claim

The Iron King Claim is a iron and manganese mine located in Madison county, Montana at an elevation of 5,499 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: Iron King Claim  

State:  Montana

County:  Madison

Elevation: 5,499 Feet (1,676 Meters)

Commodity: Iron, Manganese

Lat, Long: 45.77361, -112.12083

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Iron King Claim MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Iron King Claim
Secondary: Lepp
Secondary: Sunbeam


Commodity

Primary: Iron
Primary: Manganese


Location

State: Montana
County: Madison
District: Whitehall (Renova) District


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Type: Underground


Ownership

Owner Name: Louis And Ella Lepp, Whitehall
Years: 1951 -


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Stratiform
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Tobacco Root Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Shale
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cambrian

Name: Shale
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cambrian


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: SAMPLE OF MAGANIFEROUS STREAK ASSAYED 32.7% MN, 17.8% FE, REMAINDER FE OXIDE.


Materials

Ore: Magnetite
Ore: Psilomelane
Ore: Pyrolusite
Gangue: Iron


Comments

Comment (Production): ORE WAS SHIPPED TO BUTTE AROUND 1900 FOR USE AS FLUX.

Comment (Deposit): IRON ORE BED RANGES 4-8 FT WIDE, WITH IRREGULAR STREAK IN CENTER RICH IN MN OXIDES. OUTCROP OF DEPOSIT REPORTEDLY TRACEABLE HUNDREDS OF FEET.

Comment (Workings): 80 FT ADIT.

Comment (Location): CENTER, SOUTH 1/2 OF SOUTH 1/2.


References

Reference (Deposit): PARDEE, J.T., 1919, SOME MANGANESE DEPOSITS IN MADISON COUNTY, MONTANA: USGS BULL. 690-C, P. 131-143.

Reference (Deposit): DMEA FILE 1566X

Reference (Production): 18 ST OF 19.2% MN ORE SHIPPED IN WW2 BY JACKMAN-OGLE.


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.