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Sunset Mine

Past Producer in Jefferson county in Montana, United States with commodities Gold, Silver, Lead, Copper
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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. Materials information
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Geologic structures
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Ownership information
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10102007
MRDS ID DC11037
Record type Site
Current site name Sunset Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -112.45978, 46.04212 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 250(meters)
Relative position ABOUT 0.6 KM N OF ELK PARK PASS.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Jefferson(county)

Montana(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Elk Park Pass(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Butte North(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Butte(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Boulder(hydrologic unit)

Missouri Headwaters(hydrologic accounting unit)

Missouri Headwaters(hydrologic subregion)

Missouri(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Montana Jefferson

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Montana Principal 003N 007W 03 NE Montana

Comments on the location information

  • ABOUT 4.8 KM NE OF EAST BUTTE.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Primary
Lead Secondary
Copper Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore

Nearby scientific data

(1) -112.45978, 46.04212
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Boulder Batholith

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Pipestone District

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Lenora Scalabrin

Comments on the workings information

  • SHAFT, DRIFT

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MBMG BULL 16, P. 72, 117

  • Production

    MBMG BULL 16, P. 117.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit LARGE DIKE WAS INTESECTED 200 FT E OF SHAFT, 2 ORE SHOOTS.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-74 Unknown U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-AUG-81 Wise, Kristine K. (Elliott, James E.) U.S. Geological Survey

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