The Sundown Mine is a tungsten mine located in San Diego county, California.
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All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.
Mine Info
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Sundown Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Sundown Mine
Commodity
Primary: Tungsten
Location
State: California
County: San Diego
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Lower California
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: AVG. 1% WO3
Materials
Ore: Scheelite
Gangue: Epidote
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Garnet
Comments
Comment (Location): NE 1/4, UTM ACC.
Comment (Workings): 65 FT. SHAFT INCLINED 70 DEG. NORTH WHICH IS NOW CAVED. MORE RECENT WORKINGS CONSISTS OF AN EAST-TRENDING OPEN CUT. MAX. DEPTH 15 FT., AND SHORTER CUTS AT EACH END.
References
Reference (Deposit): WEBER, H.F., 1963; GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES, SAN DIEGO, CA; COUNTY REPT. 3; CA. DIV. MINES AND GEOLOGY, P. 274, 280.
Reference (Deposit): LEMMON, D.M., AND TWETO, O.L., 1962, TUNGSTEN IN THE U.S., USGS MAP, MR-25.
Reference (Production): WEBER, H.F.
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