Montana · Jefferson County
Plant

Golden Sunlight

Jefferson County, Montana, United States
GoldCopperSilver
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Commodities
PrimaryGold
TertiaryCopper, Silver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeAu-Ag-Te vein
Model84: Alkaline Au-Te (Au-Ag-Te veins)
WorkingsSurface
Orebody formELLIPSOIDAL SHAPE
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Covellite, Tetrahedrite
Other materialsGold, Pyrite, Silver
Geology
Host rockShale · Belt Series, Greyson Shale
Associated rockLatite · Lamprophyre Dikes;Latite Porphyry Stock
Economic & production
Development statusPlant
First production1983
Discovery year1890
Identification
Deposit ID10148740
MRDS IDW014657
Alternate namesGolden Sunlight Group, Minera Hill, And ExcelsiorSunlight, Golden Sunlight Mine and Plant
RegionNA
Data scoreA
Coordinates45.8988, -112.01417
References
PLACER DOME INC FORM 10K FOR 1989.PLACER DOME INC ANNUAL REPORT FOR 1989.MONT. BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL. BULLETIN 129, 1991,MONTANA STANDARD. ENVIRONMENTALISTS SUE GOLDEN SUNLIGHT.MARCH 31, 1992.ASSOCIATED PRESS. MINE TRIES MANY TRICKS TO SAVE BIRDSREVIEW, JUNE 1, 1992.MONTANA STANDARD. DYING BIRDS TARNISH GOLDEN SUNLIGHTIMAGE. JUNE 2, 1992.CHAPIN, PETER. ENVIRONMENTALISTS ANSWER GOLDEN SUNLIGHTCRITICISM. MONTANA STANDARD. JUNE 4, 1992, P. 2.MCMILLION, SCOTT. GOLDEN SUNLIGHT MINE WINS PRELIMINARYROUND. BOZEMAN DAILY CHRONICLE. JUNE 29, 1992.PLACER DOME INC., NEWS RELEASE, 2/7/95, 1PP.MINING RECORD, V 106/N 7, 2/15/95, P.1.MINING RECORD, V 106/N 17, 4/26/95, P.1,10.PLACER DOME INC., NEWS RELEASE, 6-16-94, 9-7-94.PLACER DOME INC., NEWS RELEASE, 8-9-96.PLACER DOME INC., PRESS RELEASE 2-26-96.PLACER DOME INC., 1995 FORM 10-K, 12-31-95, PP. 12, 20.PLACER DOME INC., 1995 ANNUAL REPORT.Porter E W, Ripley E 1985 - Petrologic and stable isotope study of the Gold-bearing breccia pipe at the Golden Sunlight deposit, Montana: in Econ. Geol. v80 pp 1689-1706Spry P G, Paredes M M, Foster F, Truckle J S, Chadwick T H 1996 - Evidence for a genetic link between Gold-Silver Telluride and Porphyry Molybdenum mineralization at the Golden Sunlight deposit, Whitehall, Montana: fluid inclusion and stable isotope studies: in Econ. Geol. v91 pp 507-526PLACER DOME INC., 1996 FORM 4O-F REPORT, P13.MINE/DEPOSIT FILE REPORT, PLACER AMEX, INC., GOLDEN SUNLIGHTPROPERTY, WHITEHALL, MT, FINAL REPORT, USBM CONTRACT NO.SO221028, DEC. 1982.MONTANA DEPT. OF STATE LANDS, DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTSTATEMENT, PROPOSED PLAN OF MINING AND RECLAMATION, PLACERAMEX, INC. JEFFERSON CO., MT, 60 PP., NO DATE GIVEN.MINING CONGRESS JOURNAL, OCT. 1981.PLACER DEVELOPMENT, LTD., 1981 ANNUAL REPORT, P. 3.AGETEN, R.W., KREMPASKY, G.T., AND RICE, W.L., A SYSTEMSAPPROACH TO RECOVERING GOLD RESOURCES IN JEFFERSON CO., MT,BUMINES RI 7305, OCT., 1969, 16 PP.SKILLINGS MINING REVIEW. PLACER AMEX OPERATING GOLDEN SUN-LIGHT MINE AT FULL CAPACITY, JUNE 18, 1983, PP. 4-9.MSHA RPT DATED APRIL, 1981.MBM & G MEM 31, 1950, P. 40.MBM & G MEM 20, 1940, P. 38.E&MJ MINING ACTIVITY DIGEST V. 9, NO. 8, JAN 15, 1983, P.1.E&MJ LEACHING AND PRECIPITATION TECHNOLOGY FOR GOLD ANDSILVER ORES, JUNE 1983, PP. 48-56.SWEENEY, 1986, PLACER DOME, 1986.PLACER DOME INC., NEWS RELEASE, 2/24/95, P.3.PLACER DOME INC., 1994 ANNUAL REPORT, P16.PLACER DOME INC., 1995 FORM 10-K, P12.PLACER DOME INC., 1996 FORM 10-K, PP. 14, 15, 23, 24.