Sanders Mine

The Sanders Mine is a silver, gold, and lead mine located in Granite county, Montana at an elevation of 6,001 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: Sanders Mine  

State:  Montana

County:  Granite

Elevation: 6,001 Feet (1,829 Meters)

Commodity: Silver, Gold, Lead

Lat, Long: 46.33611, -113.26611

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Sanders Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Sanders Mine
Secondary: Saunders Mine


Commodity

Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Primary: Lead
Secondary: Manganese


Location

State: Montana
County: Granite
District: Philipsburg (Granite-Flint Creek) District


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: Mr. Larry Donlan
Years: 1913 -

Owner Name: Moorlight Mining Co.
Years: 1918 -


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Flint Creek Range


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: TABULAR


Structure

Type: R
Description: Philipsburg Batholith

Type: L
Description: Philipsburg Anticline, Philipsburg Overthrust


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Diorite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous

Name: Diorite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Devonian


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: ORE: 25% PB, 53 OZ/TON AG, $3/TON AU.


Materials

Ore: Gold
Ore: Pyromorphite
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Iron
Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Deposit): VEIN STRIKES ACROSS BEDDING OF COUNTRY ROCK THAT DIPS 45 E.

Comment (Workings): ADIT THROUGH GRANITE, A FAULT AND LIMESTONE. OPEN PITS AND A SHORT ADIT 70 FT HIGHER THAN LARGER ADIT LEVEL.

Comment (Location): SE SLOPE OF POORMAN HILL, 200 FT ABOVE TOWER.


References

Reference (Deposit): USGS PP 78, P. 212.

Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 725, P. 172.

Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 1237, P. 15-57, PLATES

Reference (Production): USGS PP 78.


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.