The Sunshine Claim is a copper, lead, silver, and gold mine located in Beaverhead county, Montana at an elevation of 7,001 feet.
About the MRDS Data:
All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.
Mine Info
Elevation: 7,001 Feet (2,134 Meters)
Commodity: Copper, Lead, Silver, Gold
Lat, Long: 44.99972, -113.33806
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Sunshine Claim MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Sunshine Claim
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Montana
County: Beaverhead
District: Monument (Beaverhead) District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Wellborn
Home Office: Grant, Mt.
Years: 1972 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1885
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Beaverhead Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: LENS
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Gneiss
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Gneiss
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Gangue: Chalcopyrite
Comments
Comment (Geology): THE OVERALL TREND OF THE HOST ROCKS IS ABOUT N 85 W
Comment (Deposit): Discovery Year: 1880'S
Comment (Location): CLAIM LOCATED 0.5 MI N OF BLOODY DICK CREEK
References
Reference (Production): GEACH, 1972
Reference (Deposit): MBMG BULL 85, P. 33
Principal Gold Districts of Montana
In Montana, 54 mining districts have each have produced more than 10,000 ounces of gold. The largest producers are Butte, Helena, Marysville, and Virginia City, each having produced more than one million ounces. Twenty seven other districts are each credited with between 100,000 and one million ounces of gold production. Read more: Principal Gold Districts of Montana.
