Sunset Mine

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

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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

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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

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Materials

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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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