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Iron (commodity) from
Iron Butte Mine (Sheep Creek Iron Deposit; Black Butte Iron Deposit; Black Butte Iron Mine; Vulcan), Meagher County, Montana, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Commodity:Iron (commodity)
Data
Commodity Data:Click here to view Iron (commodity) data
Locality Data:Click here to view Iron Butte Mine (Sheep Creek Iron Deposit; Black Butte Iron Deposit; Black Butte Iron Mine; Vulcan), Meagher County, Montana, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1159930
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1159930:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other deposits of Iron (commodity)
0.3km (0.2 miles) ⓘIron Cliff Occurrence, Meagher County, Montana, USA
23.0km (14.3 miles) ⓘWhittaker 1901 Claim, Meagher County, Montana, USA
23.0km (14.3 miles) ⓘTwentieth Century Claim, Meagher County, Montana, USA
25.3km (15.7 miles) ⓘPlacer Creek Deposit, Meagher County, Montana, USA
29.2km (18.1 miles) ⓘHell Creek Claims, Yogo, Judith Basin County, Montana, USA
33.7km (20.9 miles) ⓘIron Cap Claim, Middle Fork Judith Roadless Area Review & Evaluation Area (RARE II), Yogo, Judith Basin County, Montana, USA
37.4km (23.2 miles) ⓘBlackhawk-Alice Property (Alice Mine), Castle Mountain Mining District, Meagher County, Montana, USA
38.3km (23.8 miles) ⓘNancy Lou Mine (Mountain Top No. 1; Mountain Top No. 2), Yogo, Judith Basin County, Montana, USA
40.3km (25.0 miles) ⓘBroadway Prospect, Castle Mountain Mining District, Meagher County, Montana, USA
40.4km (25.1 miles) ⓘIron Ore Deposits Near Yogo Peak, Yogo, Judith Basin County, Montana, USA
 
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