| Deposit ID | 10019798 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | DC11563 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Sanders Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Saunders Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -113.26703, 46.336 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1829 |
| Location accuracy | 100(meters) |
| Relative position | 2 KM ENE OF PHILIPSBURG |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Granite(county)
Montana(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Philipsburg(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Philipsburg(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Butte(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Flint-Rock(hydrologic unit)
Pend Oreille(hydrologic accounting unit)
Kootenai-Pend Oreille-Spokane(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Montana | Granite |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montana Principal | 007N | 013W | 30 | Montana |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Gold | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Manganese Critical | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Galena | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Pyromorphite | Ore |
| Iron | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | ORE: 25% PB, 53 OZ/TON AG, $3/TON AU. |
|---|
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| Rock unit name | Jefferson Limestone |
| Rock description | Jefferson Lst |
| (1) | -113.26703, 46.336 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Philipsburg Batholith |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Philipsburg Anticline, Philipsburg Overthrust |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Philipsburg (Granite-Flint Creek) District |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Moorlight Mining Co. |
| First year | 1918 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Mr. Larry Donlan |
| First year | 1913 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | DC11563 |
USGS PP 78, P. 212.
USGS BULL 725, P. 172.
USGS BULL 1237, P. 15-57, PLATES
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | VEIN STRIKES ACROSS BEDDING OF COUNTRY ROCK THAT DIPS 45 E. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-1974 | Unknown | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-FEB-1980 | Wise, Kristine K. (Elliott, James E.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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