The Sunset Mine is a gold mine located in Pinal county, Arizona at an elevation of 3,199 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
Elevation: 3,199 Feet (975 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 33.1825, -110.96778
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Sunset Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Sunset Mine
Secondary: Gregory
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Copper
Location
State: Arizona
County: Pinal
District: Mineral Creek District
Land Status
Land ownership: State
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: Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1933
Year Last Production: 1956
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Mexican Highland
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Type: R
Description: Pinal Schist Strikes Wnw, Dips 20 Sw. Some Mes Basalt Porphyry (Gq 1021)
Type: L
Description: N Trending Broken Hill Fault On W Side Of Claim Group
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1978)
Comment (Development): 3 PATENTED CLAIMS, SUNSET #1, SUNSET #4 FRACTION, SUNSET #5. PAST OPERATORS: WILLIAM GREGORY, A.E. JONES, JONES AND R.V. BOGGS, SUNSET MINING CO., V.A. GILBERT, R.R. LEARY, W.O. KAY
Comment (Geology): MINERALIZATION PROBABLY RELATED TO CRET-PALEO INTRUSIONS IN AREA, SUCH AS AT RAY MINE, 1 MILE SW.
References
Reference (Deposit): USGS MAP GQ 1021, 1971
Reference (Deposit): BLM DISTRICT SHEET #634 NE 1/4, T.3S,R.13E
Reference (Deposit): USBM-ABGMT PRODUCTION FILE DATA.
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