The Sunset Mine is a gold mine located in Inyo county, California at an elevation of 5,650 feet.
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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
Elevation: 5,650 Feet (1,722 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 36.42139, -117.14556
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Sunset Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Sunset Mine
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Location
State: California
County: Inyo
Land Status
Land ownership: National Park
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
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: IRREGULAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: FROM SURFACE TO 50 - FT. LEVEL, ORE AVG. 4 FT. IN THICKNESS AND CARRIED 0.50 OZ/TON AU
Materials
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): UTM EST. LOC. PROJECTED; LAND UNSURVEYED.
Comment (Production): NO SPECIFIC PRODUCTION RECORD FOUND. APPROX. 100 TONS OF ORE CARRYING AVG. $20/TON AU WAS SHIPPED TO CUSTOM MILLS.
Comment (Deposit): VEIN, THICKEST E. OF SHAFT NEAR N - TRENDING FAULT. OREBODIES FEW IN. - 6 FT. THICK
Comment (Workings): PROSPECT LODES FOR 200 FT. ALONG SURFACE. INCLINE, DRIFTS 50 FT. LONG, RUN ON 50, 100 AND 125 FT. LEVELS. SOME STOPING ABOVE 50 FT. LEVEL. WORKED LAST IN 1940
Comment (Deposit): 4 CLAIMS. SUNSET NO. 1, NO. 2, NATIONAL AND ST LAWRENCE. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
References
Reference (Production): NORMAN AND STEWART (1951)
Reference (Deposit): NORMAN, L.A., JR. AND STEWART, RICHARD M., 1951, MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF INYO COUNTY: CALIF. JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 47, NO. 1, P. 52
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