The Sunrise Claim is a lead and zinc mine located in Beaverhead county, Montana at an elevation of 6,299 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 6,299 Feet (1,920 Meters)
Commodity: Lead, Zinc
Lat, Long: 45.29111, -112.89222
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Sunrise Claim MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Sunrise Claim
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Primary: Zinc
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Location
State: Montana
County: Beaverhead
District: Argenta 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.
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: E. C. Nelson
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1957
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Pioneer Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: L
Description: N10e Trending Faults
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Gouge, Oxidation
Rocks
Name: Dolomite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Devonian
Name: Dolomite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Devonian
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: CHIP SAMPLE ACROSS GOUGE ZONE ASSAYED 0.01 OZ AU/TON, 0.60 OZ AG/TON, 0.20% CU, 0.60% PB, AND 0.70% ZN
Materials
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Workings): ADIT, CAVED IN 1972, AND A BULLDOZER CUT EXPOSING FAULT ZONE.
Comment (Location): SE 1/4, SECTION 24, SOUTH OF CREEK, ACROSS FROM LEGAL TENDER MINE
Comment (Deposit): 1 FOOT OF YELLOW GOUGE CUTS COUNTRY ROCK.
References
Reference (Deposit): MBMG BULL 85, P. 62
Reference (Deposit): 1972 COMPILE M.B.M.G. BULL. 8
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.
