The Sunflower Group is a mercury mine located in Gila county, Arizona.
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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Sunflower Group MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Sunflower Group
Secondary: Robbins Group
Secondary: Bowman Group
Secondary: Martin Group
Secondary: Pine Mountain Group
Secondary: Northern Light Group
Secondary: Mercuria Group
Secondary: Ord Group
Secondary: Rattlesnake Group
Secondary: L and N Group
Secondary: Maricopa Group
Secondary: Red Bird Group
Secondary: Mazatzal Mountains Area
Commodity
Primary: Mercury
Location
State: Arizona
County: Gila
District: Mazatzal Mountains District
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
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
Owner Name: Undetermined
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Surface-Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1911
Discovery Year: 1911
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
Not available
Structure
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Alterations
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Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
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Materials
Unknown: Cinnabar
Unknown: Mercury
Unknown: Tennantite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): THIS ENTRY REPRESENTS A NUMBER OF INDIVIDUAL DEPOSITS SCATTERED OVER A FAIRLY LARGE AREA. THE AREA EXTENDS FROM GILA COUNTY INTO MARICOPA COUNTY. ELEVATION VARIES FROM ABOUT 3000 TO 4000 FT. THE USGS MRDS ID NUMBERS THAT COVER THIS AREA INCLUDE M055104, M055108, M055112, M055102, M055133, M055103, M001905, M055122, M055113, M055117, M055115, M055116, AND M055118. BECAUSE OF THE SPORADIC NATURE OF THESE DEPOSITS AND THEIR LOW GRADE, NO SYSTEMATIC DRILLING PROGRAM HAS EVER BEEN UNDERTAKEN TO PROVE THE RESERVES. THE LENGTH AND WIDTH OF THE MINERALIZATION ARE VARIABLE. THE THICKNESS IS LESS THAN 2000 FT. STRIKE AND DIP ARE VARIABLE.
Comment (Geology): THE TENNANTITE IS MERCURIAL.
References
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