Sunrise Claim

The Sunrise Claim is a gold mine located in Custer county, Idaho at an elevation of 7,300 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

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Site Name

Primary: Sunrise Claim
Secondary: Metcalf
Secondary: Waneta

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Lead

Location

State: Idaho
County: Custer
District: Loon Creek District

Land Status

Land ownership: National Forest
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Administrative Organization: Challis National Forest

Holdings

Type: Located Claim

Workings

Not available

Ownership

Owner Name: Gar Mines And Metal Co.

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Underground
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S

Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Salmon River Mountains

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Form: IRREGULAR

Form: IRREGULAR

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous

Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: GALENA CONTAINS ABOUT 1 OZ AG/UNIT PB

Materials

Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz

Comments

Comment (Location): 1.5 MI S OF LOST PACKER MINE

Comment (Development): WANETA ALSO INCLUDES THE LOST EAGLE, SEE FORM 132

Comment (Workings): 3 TUNNELS, 1 SHAFT PARTLY CAVED.

References

Reference (Deposit): Ross, C. P., 1934, Geology And Ore Deposits Of The Casto Quadrangle, Idaho: USGS Bulletin 854, 135 P.

Reference (Deposit): Green, W. R., 1968, Waneta: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Open-File Rept.

Reference (Deposit): Umpleby, J. B., 1913, A Preliminary Account Of The Ore Deposits Of The Loon Creek District, Idaho: USGS Bulletin 530, P. 66-74.

Reference (Deposit): 1913 Geolmap Umpleby, J. B., Bulletin 530

Reference (Deposit): Yinger, M. A., 1976 , Geology Of The Eastern Part Of The Loon Creek Mining District, Custer County, Idaho: Moscow, Idaho, Univ. Of Idaho, M.S. Thesis, P. 94 .

Reference (Deposit): 1968 Recon Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Open-File Rept.

Reference (Deposit): 1934 Geolmap Ross, C. P., Bulletin 854

Reference (Deposit): U.S. Bureau Of Mines Open-File Report MLA 64-85, 1985, Table 2, No. 68, P. 72.

Reference (Deposit): U.S. Bureau Of Mines Open-File Report MLA 88-83, 1983, Map No. 20, Appendix.

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