The Copper Mountain Deposit is a iron mine located in Madison 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
Elevation: 7,080 Feet (2,158 Meters)
Commodity: Iron
Lat, Long: 45.425, -112.03890
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Copper Mountain Deposit MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Copper Mountain Deposit
Secondary: Copper Mountain Iron
Secondary: Ramshorn Deposit
Secondary: Ramshorn Iron Deposit
Commodity
Primary: Iron
Location
State: Montana
County: Madison
District: Rabbithole District
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: Patented
Workings
Type: Surface
Ownership
Owner Name: Morrison-Knudsen Construction
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Idaho
Info Year: 1977
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Surface
Mining Method: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1958
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: Y
Deposit Size: M
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: Limonite
Unknown: Jasper
Unknown: Hematite
Unknown: Quartz
Unknown: Magnetite
Comments
Comment (Names): OTHER NAMES: RAMSHORN DEPOSIT, RAMSHORN IRON DEPOSIT.
References
Reference (Deposit): MINERAL & WATER RESOURSES OF MONTBY RD GEACH MBMG SP-28
Reference (Deposit): IRON IN THE US BY CARR, GUILD, WRIGHT USGS MR-51 1967
Reference (Deposit): USBM-SPOKANE FILE NUMBER 34.57
Reference (Deposit): BEDROCK GEOLOGY OF THE SHERIDAN DISTRICT MADISON CO,MONT MB
Reference (Deposit): MADISON COUNTY COURTHOUSE RECORDS
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.
