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Iron (commodity) from
Iron Cap Mine, Sapphire Mountains Area, Ravalli 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 Cap Mine, Sapphire Mountains Area, Ravalli County, Montana, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1159932
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1159932:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other deposits of Iron (commodity)
14.1km (8.8 miles) Main River Valley, Ravalli County, Montana, USA
16.8km (10.4 miles) McCalla Creek Placer Area, Bitterroot River Drainage Area, Ravalli County, Montana, USA
21.8km (13.5 miles) Victor Placer Area, Bitterroot River Drainage Area, Ravalli County, Montana, USA
52.1km (32.4 miles) T & H Extension Claim, First Choice Mining District (Garnet Mining District), Granite County, Montana, USA
53.0km (32.9 miles) Frost Creek, Philipsburg Mining District (Flint Creek Mining District), Granite County, Montana, USA
53.2km (33.1 miles) Silver Lode Iron Mine (Silver Lode Mine), Franklin Hill Iron Deposit (Tarriff; Courtney Manganiferous Iron Deposit; Courtney Prospect), Philipsburg Mining District (Flint Creek Mining District), Granite County, Montana, USA
53.2km (33.1 miles) Philipsburg, Philipsburg Mining District (Flint Creek Mining District), Granite County, Montana, USA
53.4km (33.2 miles) Redemption Iron Mine, Franklin Hill Iron Deposit (Tarriff; Courtney Manganiferous Iron Deposit; Courtney Prospect), Philipsburg Mining District (Flint Creek Mining District), Granite County, Montana, USA
53.7km (33.4 miles) Old Kentuck Mine (Kentucky Iron Mine), Franklin Hill Iron Deposit (Tarriff; Courtney Manganiferous Iron Deposit; Courtney Prospect), Philipsburg Mining District (Flint Creek Mining District), Granite County, Montana, USA
59.9km (37.2 miles) Nelson and Dan 1 and 2 Mines, Top O'Deep Mining District, Granite County, Montana, USA
 
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