The Black Chief Iron Mine is a mine located in Deer Lodge county, Montana at an elevation of 7,080 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: 7,080 Feet (2,158 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 46.2003, -113.10530
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Black Chief Iron Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Black Chief Iron Mine
Commodity
Tertiary: Iron
Location
State: Montana
County: Deer Lodge
District: Unorganized District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Type: Patented
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Herbert Brown
Percent: 50.00
Home Office: California
Info Year: 1977
Owner Name: Frank Brown
Percent: 50.00
Home Office: California
Info Year: 1977
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Surface-Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
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
Comments
Not available
References
Reference (Deposit): DEER LODGE COUNTY COURTHOUSE RECORDS
Reference (Deposit): SPOKANE FILES NUMBER 34-39 USBM
Reference (Deposit): GEO & ORE DEP OF P'BURG QUAD MT EMMONS & CALKINS PRO PAPER-
Reference (Deposit): IRON DEP OF MONT" VC DEMUNCK MBMGIC-13 1956
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.
