The Sunset Mine is a silver and lead mine located in Lemhi county, Idaho at an elevation of 6,499 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: 6,499 Feet (1,981 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Lead
Lat, Long: 44.70639, -113.30722
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Sunset Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Sunset Mine
Secondary: Leadville Mine
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Secondary: Gold
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Antimony
Tertiary: Zinc
Location
State: Idaho
County: Lemhi
District: Junction District
Land Status
Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Sunset Mining Co.
Production
Year: 1907
Time Period: -1907
Material type: ORE
Description: Cp_Grade: ^56 % Pb, 45 Oz Ag/Ton, $2 Au/Ton
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1908
Discovery Year: 1904
Discovery Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Beaverhead Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Gouge
Rocks
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Paleocene
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Paleocene
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Permian
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 31.9 OZ AG, 55.5% PB, 0.2% CU IN AVERAGE SMELTER ANALYSES
Materials
Ore: Anglesite
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Antimony
Ore: Bismuth
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Clay
Gangue: Limonite
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Arsenic
Comments
Comment (Production): 50 CARS OF ORE PRODUCED IN 1917 AVERAGED 11% PB AND 7 OZ/TON AG. ITEM 8 VALUE $75,000, BETTER GRADE ORE GAVE GROSS RETURN OF $50-$65/TON.
Comment (Reserve-Resource): ITEM 1 ORE BODY NEARLY 200 FT LONG AND 5-20 FT WIDE
Comment (Location): ON MARGIN OF VALLEY FLAT ABOUT .5 MI FROM THE RR
References
Reference (Deposit): UMPLEBY, J. B., 1913, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF LEMHI COUNTY, IDAHO: USGS BULL. 528, P. 115 - 118.
Reference (Deposit): BELL, R. N., 1907, EIGHTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE MINING INDUSTRY OF IDAHO FOR THE YEAR 1906
Reference (Deposit): BELL, R. N., 1908, NINTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE MINING INDUSTRY OF IDAHO FOR THE YEAR 1907
Reference (Deposit): BELL, R. N., 1918, NINETEENTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE MINING INDUSTRY OF IDAHO FOR THE YEAR 1917
Reference (Deposit): 1907 COMPILE STATE MINE INSPECTOR'S REPORT FOR 1906
Reference (Deposit): 1908 COMPILE STATE MINE INSPECTOR'S REPORT FOR 1907
Reference (Deposit): 1913 RECON UMPLEBY, J. B., BULL. 528
Reference (Deposit): 1918 COMPILE STATE MINE INSPECTOR'S REPORT FOR 1917
Reference (Production): ITEM 8 UMPLEBY, J. B., 1913, USGS BULL. 528; ITEM 9, BELL, R. N., 1908, MINING INDUSTRY REPORT FOR 1907; ITEM 1, BELL, R. N., 1918, MINING INDUSTRY REPORT FOR 1917
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