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Sunrise Lode

Occurrence in Lewis and Clark county in Montana, United States with commodities Gold, Silver
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Controls for ore emplacement
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Ownership information
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10022858
MRDS ID FS00358
Record type Site
Current site name Sunrise Lode

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -111.62865, 46.70351 (WGS84)
Elevation 1280
Relative position 3 MILES NE OF MT. MAXWELL

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Broadwater(county)

Montana(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Canyon Ferry(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Canyon Ferry Dam(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

White Sulphur Springs(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Missouri(hydrologic unit)

Upper Missouri(hydrologic accounting unit)

Missouri-Marias(hydrologic subregion)

Missouri(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Montana Lewis and Clark

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Montana Principal 011N 001E 20 Montana

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Tertiary
Silver Tertiary

Analytical data

Result ASSAY REPORT - AU - .04 OZ, AG - 0.2 OZ

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
    Rock unit name Newland, Shale
    Rock description Newland, Shale
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic

Nearby scientific data

(1) -111.62865, 46.70351
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form IRREGULAR

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Quartz Veins

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Canyon Ferry Ranger

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Mr. A. K. Sandmand

Comments on the workings information

  • 4 CUTS. NO. 1 CUT - 5 FEET BY 12 FEET BY 6 FEET. NO. 2 CUT - 4 FEET BY 12 FEET BY 5 FEET. NO. 3 CUT, 4 FEET BY 24 FEET BY 10 FEET. NO. 4 CUT - 3 FEET BY 10 FEET BY 5 FEET

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    1952 DIREXPL USFS

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-1976 Steward, Candis A. U.S. Geological Survey

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Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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