The Sunshine Mine is a gold, silver, and lead mine located in Gallatin county, Montana at an elevation of 6,801 feet.
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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: 6,801 Feet (2,073 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Silver, Lead
Lat, Long: 45.53222, -111.03056
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Sunshine Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Sunshine Mine
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Tertiary: Zinc
Location
State: Montana
County: Gallatin
District: Highlight Basin (Hyalite)
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Wehren
Home Office: Bozeman, Mt.
Years: 1968 -
Owner Name: K. Kent
Home Office: Bozeman, Mt.
Years: 1968 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Madison Range - Gallatin Ridge
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Location): WEST OF HYALITE CREEK, LOCATION APROX IN SEC 31.
Comment (Deposit): OPEN PIT ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
References
Reference (Deposit): MONT. B. M. AND GEOL. BULL. 72, P. 7.
Reference (Deposit): MONT. B.M. AND GEOL. BULL. 58, P. 13.
Reference (Deposit): GEACH, 1968, DIRECTORY OF MINING ENTERPRISES, MONT BUR OF MINES AND GEOL. BULL 67, P. 12
Reference (Deposit): CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 09-18-1969
Reference (Deposit): 1968 COMPILE MBMG BULL. 6
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.
