The Sanders Mine is a silver, gold, and lead mine located in Granite county, Montana at an elevation of 6,001 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: 6,001 Feet (1,829 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Gold, Lead
Lat, Long: 46.33611, -113.26611
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Sanders Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Sanders Mine
Secondary: Saunders Mine
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Primary: Lead
Secondary: Manganese
Location
State: Montana
County: Granite
District: Philipsburg (Granite-Flint Creek) District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Mr. Larry Donlan
Years: 1913 -
Owner Name: Moorlight Mining Co.
Years: 1918 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Flint Creek Range
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Type: R
Description: Philipsburg Batholith
Type: L
Description: Philipsburg Anticline, Philipsburg Overthrust
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Diorite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Diorite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Devonian
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: ORE: 25% PB, 53 OZ/TON AG, $3/TON AU.
Materials
Ore: Gold
Ore: Pyromorphite
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Iron
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Deposit): VEIN STRIKES ACROSS BEDDING OF COUNTRY ROCK THAT DIPS 45 E.
Comment (Workings): ADIT THROUGH GRANITE, A FAULT AND LIMESTONE. OPEN PITS AND A SHORT ADIT 70 FT HIGHER THAN LARGER ADIT LEVEL.
Comment (Location): SE SLOPE OF POORMAN HILL, 200 FT ABOVE TOWER.
References
Reference (Deposit): USGS PP 78, P. 212.
Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 725, P. 172.
Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 1237, P. 15-57, PLATES
Reference (Production): USGS PP 78.
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.
