Mine detail: Black Butte Iron

Previously called 'Standard Creek'

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Location

Lat / long: 44.89185, -111.7289

Resource(M)

Primary: Iron
Ore: Hematite, Magnetite
Gangue: Hornblende, Quartz
Orebody form: TABULAR
Discovery year: 1957

Production

Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Medium
Development status: Occurrence

Geology

Host rock:Iron Formation;Cherry Creek Group
Host type:Quartzite,Plutonic Rock
Associated rock:Amphibolite Sills;Volcanic Flows
Associated type:Iron Formation
Structure:On East Side Of Gravelly Syncline
Alteration processes:None

References

MRDSW026546
DEP10078287
Reference{Deposit:: BAYLEY R. W. & JAMES, H. L., 1973 , PRECAMBRIAN IRON FORMATIONS OF THE UNITED STATES: ECON. GEOL. V. 68 , NO. 7}{Deposit:: CARR, M. S., GUILD, P. W., AND WRIGHT, W. B., 1967 , IRON IN THE UNITED STATES: USGS MR 51 WITH SECTION ON PRECAMBRIAN IRON FORMATIONS IN US BY BAYLEY, R. W., AND JAMES, H. L.}{Deposit:: 1965 GEOLMAP H. L. JAMES & K. L. WEIR GEOL. MAP (OPEN FILE)}{Deposit:: USGS OPEN FILE REPORT, PRELIMINARY GEOLOGIC MAP OF BLACK BUTTE IRON DEPOSIT, 1965; SUMMARY OF INFORMATION ON IRON ORE, BITUMINOUS COAL, FLUORITE, & CHROMITE, MBMG UNPUBLISHED SUMMARY}{Deposit:: 1967 COMPILE CARR. GUILD & WRIGHT (BAYLEY & JAMES, PUB. REPORT}{Deposit:: 1969 COMPILE MBMG UNPUBLISHED SUMMARY REPORT}
ReporterJohns, Willis M.; R. B. Berg