The Sunnyside Mine is a gold, silver, lead, and copper mine located in Jefferson county, Montana at an elevation of 6,099 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 6,099 Feet (1,859 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Silver, Lead, Copper
Lat, Long: 45.92361, -112.02694
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Sunnyside Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Sunnyside Mine
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Primary: Copper
Tertiary: Zinc
Location
State: Montana
County: Jefferson
District: Whitehall (Cardwell) District
Land Status
Land ownership: Federal
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
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Silver Basin Cons. Mining Co.
Years: 1935 -
Owner Name: Lester Lindquist
Home Office: Whitehall, Mt.
Years: 1958 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1929
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Bull Mountain
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: R
Description: West Bull Mtn. Block
Type: L
Description: Nw And Ne Trending Folds And Faults
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silicification Of Shale Oxidation
Rocks
Name: Shale
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Shale
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Barite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Goethite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): THREE SMALL GOLD-BEARING VEINS.
Comment (Workings): SEVERAL SHORT ADITS, 2 SHAFTS; CROSSCUTS, A 100 FOOT WINZE AND SEVERAL DRIFTS
References
Reference (Deposit): CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 05-24-1963
Reference (Production): MBMG BULLETIN 16.
Reference (Deposit): MBMG BULL 16.
Reference (Deposit): ROBY, R.N., ACKERMAN, W.C., FULKERSON, F.B., AND CROWLEY, F.A., 1960, MINE AND MINERAL DEPOSITS, JEFFERSON COUNTY, MONTANA: MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 16, 122 P.
Reference (Deposit): CROWLEY, 1950, MONT. BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL. BULL. 14, P. 20.
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.
