Sunshine Claim

The Sunshine Claim is a copper, lead, silver, and gold mine located in Beaverhead county, Montana at an elevation of 7,001 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

Name: Sunshine Claim  

State:  Montana

County:  Beaverhead

Elevation: 7,001 Feet (2,134 Meters)

Commodity: Copper, Lead, Silver, Gold

Lat, Long: 44.99972, -113.33806

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Sunshine Claim MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Sunshine Claim


Commodity

Primary: Copper
Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold


Location

State: Montana
County: Beaverhead
District: Monument (Beaverhead) District


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Type: Underground


Ownership

Owner Name: Wellborn
Home Office: Grant, Mt.
Years: 1972 -


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1885
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Beaverhead Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: LENS


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Gneiss
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

Name: Gneiss
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Gangue: Chalcopyrite


Comments

Comment (Geology): THE OVERALL TREND OF THE HOST ROCKS IS ABOUT N 85 W

Comment (Deposit): Discovery Year: 1880'S

Comment (Location): CLAIM LOCATED 0.5 MI N OF BLOODY DICK CREEK


References

Reference (Production): GEACH, 1972

Reference (Deposit): MBMG BULL 85, P. 33


Principal Gold Districts of Montana

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.