Commodities
PrimaryIron
Commodity typeM
Materials
Other materialsCalcite, Iron, Jasper, Quartz
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1975
Discovery year1870
Identification
Deposit ID10221891
MRDS IDWO26556
Alternate namesBlack Butte Iron Deposit, Sheep Creek Iron Deposit, Black Butte Iron Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates46.76381, -110.95585
References
IRON DEPOSITS IN MONTANA MBMG IC-13 1956 BY VC DEMUNCKINVESTIGATION OF SHEEP CREEK FE DEPOSIT, MEAGHER CT, MTREED USBM RI-44, MINES AND MINERALS, MEAGHER CT, MT, RNROBY USBM IC-7540, SUMMARY OF USBM EXPLORATION PROJECTSFOR STEEL PRODUCTION" JULIHN, USBM MATERIALS SURVEY IRONORE". USGS & USBM MINERAL & WATER RESOURCES OF MONTANARD GEACH MBMG SP-28. PRELIMINARY REPORT ON FE ORE DE-POSITS NEAR USS MEAGHER CO" GOODSPEED U GEO OF PRINCETONFE DEPOSITS & ECON ASPECTS FE, MT TECH THESIS LIN IRONIN THE US", BY GUILD, CARR, & WRIGHT, USGS MR-51, 1967MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, BUL 129, 1991.1991 MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, B130, 1992, P78.