Description
Isabella & Hazel Daems (1932 - 1963)
Commodities
PrimaryIron
SecondaryGold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlCherty Mud Deposited Near Shore During Transgressive And Regressive Shoreline Conditions
Materials
Ore mineralsGold, Hematite, Magnetite
GangueChert, Dolomite
Geology
Host rockQuartzite,Marble,Phyllite,Schist · Iron Formation;Cherry Creek Group
StructureOn East Limb Of Gravelly Range Syncline
AlterationMuscovite - Chlorite & Biotite - Chlorite Phase Of Green Schist Facies
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1934
Discovery year1900
Identification
Deposit ID10089454
MRDS IDW026550
Alternate namesRuby Creek
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates45.05797, -111.73168
References
HOGBERG, R. K., 1960 , GEOLOGY OF THE RUBY CREEK IRON DEPOSIT, MADISON CO. MT. 11TH ANN. FIELD CONF., 1960 BILLINGS GEOL. SOC.DEMUNK, V. C., 1956 , IRON DEPOSITS IN MONTANA: MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY INFORMATION CIRCULAR 13 , P. 41.BAYLEY, R. W., AND JAMES, H. L., 1973 , PRECAMBRIAN IRON FORMATIONS OF THE U. S.: ECON GEOL. VOL. 68 , NO. 7HOGBERG, R.K., 1960, GEOLOGY OF THE RUBY CREEK IRON DEPOSIT, MADISON COUNTY, MONTANA, IN 11TH ANNUAL FIELD CONFERENCE, BILLINGS GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY.MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY,(N.D.), UNPUBLISHED SUMMARY OF INFORMATION ON IRON ORE, BITUMINOUS COAL, FLUORITE, AND CHROMITE: MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY.DEMUNK, V.C., 1956, IRON DEPOSITS IN MONTANA: MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY INFORMATION CIRCULAR 13.1956 COMPILE MBMG REPORT (INFORMATION CIRCULAR)1960 GEOLMAP NORTHERN PAC. R. R. REPORT, 11TH ANN CONF. BGS1969 COMPILE MBMG, SUMMARY REPORT (UNPUBLISHED)