Iron Mines in Montana
152Total Sites
3Active
Iron Mining in Montana
Montana has 152 iron-related mine and mineral deposit locations recorded in federal databases. Of these, 3 are currently active operations. Data comes from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System and MSHA Mine Safety and Health Administration records.
By County
Iron Mines
| Mine | County | Type | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iron Butte Mine | Meagher | Surface | Producer |
| Iron Cross Mine | Broadwater | Surface | Producer |
| Sheep Creek Iron | Meagher | Producer | |
| Alice Mine | Meagher | Underground | Prospect |
| Badger Creek Deposits | Glacier | Occurrence | |
| Baldy Smith Mine | Lewis and Clark | Past Producer | |
| Big Group Claims | Sweet Grass | Surface | Prospect |
| Birch Creek Iron | Beaverhead | Underground | Prospect |
| Bishop Iron Deposit | Deer Lodge | Occurrence | |
| Bismark Iron Property | Granite | Underground | Past Producer |
| Black Butte Deposit | Madison | Surface | Prospect |
| Black Butte Iron | Madison | Occurrence | |
| Black Chief Iron Mine | Deer Lodge | Past Producer | |
| Black Diamond Claim | Blaine | Surface | Prospect |
| Black Diamond Prospect | Park | Occurrence | |
| Blue Jay | Lewis and Clark | Occurrence | |
| Blue Jay Mine | Lewis and Clark | Underground | Past Producer |
| Boulder Iron | Jefferson | Surface-Underground | Past Producer |
| Bufflo Lake Deposit | Glacier | Occurrence | |
| Bull Moose Claim | Beaverhead | Surface | Prospect |
| Burrell and Evans | Lewis and Clark | Occurrence | |
| Butte and Butte No. 1 Claims | Sweet Grass | Surface | Unknown |
| Calvin Mine | Jefferson | Occurrence | |
| Carter Creek Iron | Beaverhead | Occurrence | |
| Carter Creek Iron Deposit | Beaverhead | Surface | Prospect |
| Colstrip Area Iron | Rosebud | Unknown | |
| Conrad Deposit | Pondera | Occurrence | |
| Copper Mountain Deposit | Madison | Surface | Prospect |
| Crosley-Sucetti Prospect | Flathead | Underground | Past Producer |
| Currant Creek Iron | Madison | Surface | Prospect |
| Cutbank Ridge | Glacier | Occurrence | |
| Deer Creek | Sweet Grass | Surface-Underground | Prospect |
| Dewey | Judith Basin | Occurrence | |
| Dry Boulder Gulch Deposit | Madison | Occurrence | |
| Dry Fork Marias Property | Pondera | Prospect | |
| East Kiowa No. 2 Extension | Glacier | Occurrence | |
| Edna Kibler Prospect | Silver Bow | Surface | Unknown |
| Florence | Madison | Underground | Prospect |
| Freezeout Creek Iron | Madison | Surface | Occurrence |
| Freezeout Lake Deposit | Teton | Occurrence | |
| Frost Creek | Granite | Surface | Unknown |
| Great Falls Slag Dump | Cascade | Unknown | |
| Greenfield Lake Deposit | Teton | Occurrence | |
| Heart Butte Deposit | Pondera | Occurrence | |
| Helena Slag Dump | Lewis and Clark | Occurrence | |
| Hell Creek Claims | Judith Basin | Occurrence | |
| Herbert Dunbar | Broadwater | Underground | Prospect |
| High Grade and Percy Lodes | Jefferson | Underground | Unknown |
| High Knob Deposit | Glacier | Occurrence | |
| Horse Lake | Glacier | Occurrence |