Carter Creek Iron Deposit

The Carter Creek Iron Deposit is a iron mine located in Beaverhead county, Montana at an elevation of 6,798 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: Carter Creek Iron Deposit
Secondary: Carter Iron Deposit
Secondary: Hoffman Gulch
Secondary: Carter Creek Mine
Secondary: Sweet Water Hills Iron

Commodity

Primary: Iron
Tertiary: Silica

Location

State: Montana
County: Beaverhead
District: Ruby

Land Status

Land ownership: Private
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
Type: Private Lease

Workings

Type: Surface

Ownership

Owner Name: General Womack,Commander Of Montana Nat. Guard
Home Office: Montana
Info Year: 1980

Owner Name: Montana International Resources Inc., Calgary,Alberta,Cn
Percent: 70.00
Info Year: 1980

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Surface
Mining Method: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1956
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: Y

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

Not available

Comments

Comment (Names): OTHER NAMES: CARTER CREEK MINE, HOFFMAN GULCH.

Comment (Reserve-Resource): INFERRED ORE IS ESTIMATES BASED ON DOWNDIP EXTENSION OF SEDIMENTARY UNIT.

References

Reference (Deposit): MIN RES BEAVERHEAD NAT FOR, RPT INVESTIGATION, VOL 2 OF 2.

Reference (Deposit): GEOLOGY SPECIAL PUP., N.28, P.77-8.

Reference (Deposit): WEISSENBORN, A.E. AND OTHERS, 1963, MINERAL AND WATER

Reference (Deposit): IN SOUTHWESTERN MONTANA: US BUREAU OF MINES-UNPUBLISHED

Reference (Deposit): MINING AND BENEFICIATING OF LOW GRADE IRON ORE DEPOSITS

Reference (Deposit): RUBY, R.N., AND KINGSTON G.A., 1966, FEASIBILITY STUDY OF

Reference (Deposit): (UNPUBLISHED): MONTANA INTERNATIONAL RESOURCE INC.

Reference (Deposit): MONTANA INTERNATIONAL RESOURCES,1980, CARTER CREEK IRON ORE

Reference (Deposit): CREEK IRON DEPOSIT, SCALE 1 INCH = 100 FEET.

Reference (Deposit): MINERALS ENGINEERING COMPANY, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE CARTER

Reference (Deposit): SURVEY MISC. MAP, MF-359.

Reference (Deposit): MADISON AND BEAVERHEAD COUNTIES, MONTANA: US GEOLOGICAL

Reference (Deposit): CREEK IRON DEPOSIT, SECS. 3,9, AND 10, T.8S., R.7W.,

Reference (Deposit): BENEFICIATING AND SMELTING CARTER CREEK MONTANA, IRON

Reference (Deposit): HOLMES, W.T., HOLBROOK, W.F., AND BANNING, L.H., 1962,

Reference (Deposit): BULL., N.85, P.154.

Reference (Deposit): CO., MONTANA: MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY

Reference (Deposit): GEACH, R.D., 1972, MINES AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF BEAVERHEAD

Reference (Deposit): OF MINES AND GEOLOGY IC,N.13, P.35-36.

Reference (Deposit): DEMUNCK,V.C., 1956, IRON DEPOSITS IN MONTANA: MONTANA BUREAU

Reference (Deposit): JAMES, H.L. AND WIER, K.L., 1972, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE CARTER

Reference (Deposit): SPOKANE, WASH,99201, 226P.

Reference (Deposit): COSTS: NORTHWEST MINING ASSOC., W.1020 RIVERSIDE,

Reference (Deposit): HOSKINS, J.R., AND GREEN, W.R., 1977, MINERAL INDUSTRY

Reference (Deposit): ORE: US BUREAU OF MINES RI, N.5922, 21 P.

Reference (Deposit): RESOURCES OF MONTANA: MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES AND

Reference (Deposit): CRIB.

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.