The Sundance Mine is a lead, zinc, and gold mine located in Yavapai county, Arizona at an elevation of 7,119 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: 7,119 Feet (2,170 Meters)
Commodity: Lead, Zinc, Gold
Lat, Long: 34.42194, -112.43000
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Sundance Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Sundance Mine
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Silver
Location
State: Arizona
County: Yavapai
District: Mount Union District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Martin And Rippey
Years: 1956 -
Owner Name: E. F. Rippey
Years: 1944 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1938
Year Last Production: 1948
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: Foliation In Precambrian Rocks Trends N35e To N50e
Type: L
Description: Dikes And Veins Parallel Foliation
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: None
Rocks
Name: Slate
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age in Years: 1760.000000+-
Dating Method: U-Pb (zircon)
Material Analyzed: Zircon
Age Young: Proterozoic
Name: Meta-Basalt
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age in Years: 1760.000000+-
Dating Method: U-Pb (zircon)
Material Analyzed: Zircon
Age Young: Proterozoic
Name: Amphibolite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age in Years: 1760.000000+-
Dating Method: U-Pb (zircon)
Material Analyzed: Zircon
Age Young: Proterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Galena
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Location): SUNDANCE CLAIM ADJOINS SENATOR CLAIM ON SOUTHWEST
Comment (Development): SUNDANCE MINE ON SENATOR SOUTH EXTENSION CLAIM
Comment (Geology): DEPOSIT IS VEIN WHICH CUTS PRECAMBRIAN METAVOLCANIC AND METASEDIMENTARY ROCKS. RHYOLITE PORPHYRY DIKES OF PROBABLE LCRET-TERT AGE ASSOCIATED WITH VEINS
References
Reference (Deposit): ABGMT CLIPPINGS FILES
Reference (Deposit): USGS GEOL. QUAD. NO. GQ 997
Reference (Deposit): AZ DEPT MIN RESOURCES FILE DATA
Reference (Deposit): ABGMT-USBM FILE DATA
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