Mine detail: Elkhorn Peak Iron

Previously called 'Iron Mine'

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Location

Lat / long: 46.3113, -111.92557

Resource(M)

Tertiary: Copper, Gold, Iron, Silver
Other material: Chalcopyrite, Hematite, Magnetite, Silver
Discovery year: 1887

Production

Operation type: Surface-Underground
Development status: Past Producer
First production started: 1890

Geology

References

MAS300430048
DEP10148398
Reference{Deposit:: JEFFERSON COUNTY COURTHOUSE RECORDS}{Deposit:: IRON DEPOSITS IN MONTANA V.C. DE-MUNCK MBMG IC-13 1956}{Deposit:: GEO RELATIONS OF ORE DEP IN THE ELKHORN MTNS,MONT STONE USG}{Deposit:: MINES&MINERALS JEFF.CO. ROBY,ACH-ERMAN,FULKERSON,CROWLEY MBM}{Deposit:: WFOC MPF NO. 0300430048}{Deposit:: USGS OFR 78-325}
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