Sunset

The Sunset is a mine located in Fresno 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:  Fresno

Elevation:

Commodity:

Lat, Long: 36.92861, -119.43083

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Sunset MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Sunset


Commodity

Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Gold


Location

State: California
County: Fresno


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Type: Underground


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Vein
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

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: 10 % CU, $14 AU/TON


Materials

Not available


Comments

Comment (Workings): SHAFT 90 FT. DEEP WITH CROSSCUT AT BOTTOM 60 FT. LONG, ALL IN ORE

Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: BELT OF LIMESTONE OCCURS IN THE EAST SIDE


References

Reference (Deposit): AUBURY, L.E., 1908 : COPPER RESOURCES OF CALIFORNIA BULL. 50 : CALIF. MIN. BUR., P. 288

Reference (Deposit): ERIC, J.H., 1948 , TABULATION OF COPPER DEPOSITS IN CALIFORNIA IN COPPER IN CALIFORNIA: CALIFORNIA DIVISION OF MINES BULLETIN 144 , P. 234


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