Sun Lode Claim

The Sun Lode Claim is a molybdenum and copper mine located in Pima county, Arizona at an elevation of 4,551 feet.

About the MRDS Data:

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

Name: Sun Lode Claim  

State:  Arizona

County:  Pima

Elevation: 4,551 Feet (1,387 Meters)

Commodity: Molybdenum, Copper

Lat, Long: 31.725, -110.88056

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Sun Lode Claim MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Sun Lode Claim


Commodity

Primary: Molybdenum
Primary: Copper


Location

State: Arizona
County: Pima
District: Old Baldy District


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

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Workings

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Ownership

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Production

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Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Sonoran Desert


Mineral Deposit Model

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Orebody

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Structure

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Alterations

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Rocks

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Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Molybdenite
Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Deposit): THIS REPORT WAS TAKEN FROM RECORD M000407 OF JAN WILT IN MOLYBDENU M FILE, CONTACT PERSON T.G. THEODORE, USGS ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT

Comment (Location): CORONADO NATIONAL FOREST ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :1964

Comment (Geology): GEOLOGY MAY BE SIMILAR TO THAT OF DANIELS CLAIM (RECORD M030415), MCCLEARY PROSPECT (RECORD M030552) SUN LODE CLAIMS MAY BE A GROUP NAME FOR THESE PROSPECTS


References

Reference (Deposit): KING, 1969, ABM BULL 180

Reference (Deposit): ABGMT FILE DATA


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