Mine detail: Rothfuss Iron Mine

Previously called 'Johnny Gulch Iron MineNorth Star Group'

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Location

Lat / long: 46.168, -111.76646

Resource(M)

Tertiary: Zinc, Lead, Silver, Copper, Gold, Iron
Other material: Galena, Gold, Magnetite, Silver, Sphalerite
Discovery year: 1887

Production

Operation type: Underground
Development status: Past Producer
First production started: 1897

Geology

References

MAS300070066
DEP10245589
Reference{Deposit:: BROADWATER COUNTY COURTHOUSE RECORDS}{Deposit:: USGS OPEN FILE REPT, GEOLOGY OF PART OF JOHNNY GULCH QUAD, 1}{Deposit:: EEMAN, V.L.}{Deposit:: MONT BUR MINES GEOL UNPUB MS, INFO ON FE, COAL, FL, CHROMITE}{Deposit:: W.M. AND BERG, R.B.}{Deposit:: USBM IC 7592, MINES MINERAL DEPOSITS BROADWATER CO. MT., 195}{Deposit:: USGS BULL-470, GEOLOGIC RELATIONS ORE DEPOSITS ELKHORN MTNS,}{Deposit:: USGS BULL-574, MINING DISTR DILLON QUAD ADJ AREAS, 1914, WIN}{Deposit:: MONT BUR MINES GEOL IC 13, IRON DEPOSITS MONT, 1956, DEMUNCK}{Deposit:: WFOC MIN PROP FILE 34.11.}
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