Sunset

The Sunset is a gold mine located in Amador county, California.

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: Sunset  

State:  California

County:  Amador

Elevation:

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 38.35472, -120.80528

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Sunset MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Sunset


Commodity

Primary: Gold


Location

State: California
County: Amador


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: See Argonaut Mine, Secs. 17, 20, 21


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Cascade-Sierra Mountains
Physiographic Section: Sierra Nevada


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

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Structure

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Alterations

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Rocks

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Analytical Data

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Materials

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Comments

Comment (Production): JOHN J. RATTO AND C. R. DAGGETT WERE PRODUCING SOME VERY GOOD ORE FROM THE 300 FT. LEVEL OF THIS MINE IN 1924. WORKED BY SIERRA METALS IN 1927. NOTE THAT REFERENCES SHOW LOCATION IN SEC. 9, 5N, 11E, BUT THE GEOGRAPHICAL DESCRIPTION OF LOCATION IS AS SHOWN ABOVE. UNPUB. MAP FOR CONS. DIV. SHOWS A PROSPECT IN N 1/2 NE 1/4 BUT THIS WOULD NOT SEEM TO BE CORRECT LOCATION. TOPO MAPS SUTTER CREEK 1962 & JACKSON, SHOW A RATTO MINE IN SW 1/4 SEC. 16 THIS TP. MAYBE THAT IS THE CORRECT LOCATION OF THE SUNSET MINE

Comment (Workings): WORKINGS AT LEAST 300 FT. DEEP


References

Reference (Deposit): CALIF. JOUR. MINES & GEOL. V. 50, NO. 1, JAN. 1954, P. 259

Reference (Deposit): REPORT 23 OF STATE MINERALOGIST, P. 182-3


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