Running Wolf Iron Deposits

The Running Wolf Iron Deposits is a mine located in Judith Basin county, Montana at an elevation of 6,004 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: Running Wolf Iron Deposits

Commodity

Tertiary: Titanium
Tertiary: Iron

Location

State: Montana
County: Judith Basin
District: Running Wolf

Land Status

Land ownership: National Forest
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: Patented

Workings

Not available

Ownership

Owner Name: Great Falls Townsite Co.
Home Office: Montana
Info Year: 1977

Owner Name: Whittaker, Norman
Home Office: Montana
Info Year: 1977

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1956
Discovery Year: 1883
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
Unknown: Chalcedony
Unknown: Calcite

Comments

Comment (Deposit): BETHLEHEM STEEL SHOWED INTEREST IN THE WHITTAKER HOLDINGS IN

References

Reference (Deposit): SUM OF INFO ON FE,COAL,FLUORITE, CHROMITE"JOHNS,BERG,ETAL MB

Reference (Deposit): REPT AVAIL RAW MATERIALS FOR PACIFIC COAST FE,USCORPS,PORLAN

Reference (Deposit): MINERAL & WATER RESOURCES OF MONTRD GEACH MBMG SP-28

Reference (Deposit): MINERAL RESOURCES;UPPER MISSOURI HUBBARD,ROBY,ETAL,USBM IC-8

Reference (Deposit): MATERIALS SURVEY FE ORE USGS & USBM 1956

Reference (Deposit): SUM OF USBM PROJECTS FOR STEEL PRODUCTION JULIHN & MOON

Reference (Deposit): MINOR METALS & NON-MET. MIN OF MT ENGINEERING & MINING JOURN

Reference (Deposit): IRON IN THE US" CARR,GUILD,WRIGHTUSGS MR-51 1967

Reference (Deposit): SUM OF MONT MINERAL RESOURCES" SALINEN & CROWLEY MBMG B-11

Reference (Deposit): MINES & MINERAL DEP,JUDITH BASIN CO;ROBERTSON & ROBY USBM IC

Reference (Deposit): GEO OF LITTLE BELT MTNS" WEED USGS" 20TH ANNUAL REPT USGS

Reference (Deposit): PRELIM REPT ON FE OF RUNNING WOLFDISTRICT,MONT. GOODSPEED US

Reference (Deposit): INVESTIGATION OF RUNNING WOLF FE ROBY USBM RI-4454 PUB-19

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

Reference (Deposit): SPOKANE FILE NUMBER 34.42 USBM

Reference (Deposit): GEO OF PRINCETON & ECON ASPECTS FE ORE MONT" LIND TECH THES

Reference (Deposit): REPT OF RUNNING WOLF FE ORE PROP.CHESTER KENNEN 1924 (IN

Reference (Deposit): JUDITH BASIN COUNTY COURTHOUSE RECORDS

Reference (Deposit): DEP OF FE ORE NEAR STANFORD,MONT WESTGATE USGS B 715-F PUB

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.