Mine detail: Sunshine Mine

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Location: Broadwater County, Montana, United States, North America
Lat / long: 46.43796, -111.70004
dep_id: 10071330
mrds_id: W014661
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Gold, Silver
Minor mineral: Lead
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Production occurred
Development status: Past Producer
orebody_fm: TABULAR
work_type: Underground
ore_ctrl: Deposit Is On North-Trending Zone Of Granite To Granodiorite Stocks
Reporter: Krohn, Douglas H.
hrock_type: Andesite
arock_unit: Elkhorn Volcanics, Andesite;Granodiorite Stock
arock_type: Diorite,Andesite
Structure: Boulder Batholith, Lombard Overthrust, Granodiorite Stock. Brecciation Possibly Controlled By Nearby Fault Striking S 15 W And Dipping 71 E.
References:
  • Deposit:: EARLL, F. N., 1964, ECONOMIC GEOLOGY AND GEOCHEMICAL STUDY OF THE WINSTON MINING DISTRICT, BROADWATER CO., MONTANA: MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES GEOL. BULL. 41
  • Deposit:: REED, G. C., 1951, MINES AND MINERAL DEPOSITS (EXCEPT FUELS), BROADWATER CO., MONTANA: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES INF. CIRC. 7592
  • Production:: USBM IC 7592
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