Sunshine Mine

The Sunshine Mine is a gold, silver, and lead mine located in Gallatin county, Montana at an elevation of 6,801 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 Mine  

State:  Montana

County:  Gallatin

Elevation: 6,801 Feet (2,073 Meters)

Commodity: Gold, Silver, Lead

Lat, Long: 45.53222, -111.03056

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Sunshine Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Sunshine Mine


Commodity

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


Location

State: Montana
County: Gallatin
District: Highlight Basin (Hyalite)


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: Wehren
Home Office: Bozeman, Mt.
Years: 1968 -

Owner Name: K. Kent
Home Office: Bozeman, Mt.
Years: 1968 -


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Madison Range - Gallatin Ridge


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Not available


Comments

Comment (Location): WEST OF HYALITE CREEK, LOCATION APROX IN SEC 31.

Comment (Deposit): OPEN PIT ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT


References

Reference (Deposit): MONT. B. M. AND GEOL. BULL. 72, P. 7.

Reference (Deposit): MONT. B.M. AND GEOL. BULL. 58, P. 13.

Reference (Deposit): GEACH, 1968, DIRECTORY OF MINING ENTERPRISES, MONT BUR OF MINES AND GEOL. BULL 67, P. 12

Reference (Deposit): CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 09-18-1969

Reference (Deposit): 1968 COMPILE MBMG BULL. 6


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.