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Iron (commodity) from
Placer Creek Deposit, Meagher County, Montana, USA


Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Commodity:Iron (commodity)
Data
Commodity Data:Click here to view Iron (commodity) data
Locality Data:Click here to view Placer Creek Deposit, Meagher County, Montana, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1162335
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1162335:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other deposits of Iron (commodity)
7.7km (4.8 miles) ⓘTwentieth Century Claim, Meagher County, Montana, USA
7.8km (4.9 miles) ⓘWhittaker 1901 Claim, Meagher County, Montana, USA
25.2km (15.7 miles) ⓘIron Cliff Occurrence, Meagher County, Montana, USA
25.3km (15.7 miles) ⓘIron Butte Mine (Sheep Creek Iron Deposit; Black Butte Iron Deposit; Black Butte Iron Mine; Vulcan), Meagher County, Montana, USA
30.9km (19.2 miles) ⓘHell Creek Claims, Yogo, Judith Basin County, Montana, USA
33.2km (20.6 miles) ⓘIron Cap Claim, Middle Fork Judith Roadless Area Review & Evaluation Area (RARE II), Yogo, Judith Basin County, Montana, USA
36.8km (22.9 miles) ⓘNancy Lou Mine (Mountain Top No. 1; Mountain Top No. 2), Yogo, Judith Basin County, Montana, USA
38.2km (23.7 miles) ⓘIron Ore Deposits Near Yogo Peak, Yogo, Judith Basin County, Montana, USA
39.1km (24.3 miles) ⓘDewey Occurrence (Iron King; Iron Clad), Judith Basin County, Montana, USA
39.2km (24.4 miles) ⓘSkunk Creek Deposit, Yogo, Judith Basin County, Montana, USA
 
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