The Sunset Mine is a copper mine located in Snohomish county, Washington at an elevation of 1,401 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: 1,401 Feet (427 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 47.8583, -121.46140
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Sunset Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Sunset Mine
Secondary: Sunset
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Gold
Location
State: Washington
County: Snohomish
District: Index 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: Granore Co.
Years: 1955 -
Owner Name: Index Mining Co.
Home Office: Washington
Years: 1946 -
Owner Name: Kromona Mines Corp.
Years: 1941 - 1943
Owner Name: Sunset Syndicate Corp.
Years: 1936 - 1937
Owner Name: Sunset Copper Co.
Years: 1902 - 1935
Owner Name: Ezera Eggbert
Years: 1897 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Cascade-Sierra Mountains
Physiographic Section: Northern Cascade Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Location): MINE ALSO IN SEC. 6, T. 27 N., R. 11 E.
References
Reference (Deposit): TABLE 1, P. 12.
Reference (Deposit): U.S. BUREAU OF MINES OPEN-FILE REPORT MLA 54-83, 1983, NO. 7,
Reference (Deposit): P. 91.
Reference (Deposit): WA. DIV. MINES AND GEOL. BULLETIN 37, 1956, PART II, VOL. 1,
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