The Baker and Sullivan Mine is a silver and lead mine located in Granite county, Montana at an elevation of 6,601 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: 6,601 Feet (2,012 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Lead
Lat, Long: 46.78333, -113.28250
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Baker and Sullivan Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Baker and Sullivan Mine
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Tertiary: Copper
Location
State: Montana
County: Granite
District: Garnet Range Area
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Garnet Range
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: LENSES
Structure
Type: R
Description: Bearmouth Overthrust
Type: L
Description: Garnet Stock
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Oxidation
Rocks
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Garnet
Comments
Comment (Location): HEAD OF MULKY CR CANYON.
Comment (Production): $11,000.
Comment (Deposit): LENS GT 30FT IN DIAMETER
References
Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 660, P. 230
Reference (Deposit): CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 02-19-1962
Reference (Production): USGS BULL 660
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.
