Sunflower M.S. 4290

The Sunflower M.S. 4290 is a mercury mine located in Maricopa county, Arizona at an elevation of 4,600 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

Name: Sunflower M.S. 4290  

State:  Arizona

County:  Maricopa

Elevation: 4,600 Feet (1,402 Meters)

Commodity: Mercury

Lat, Long: 33.9564, -111.49530

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Sunflower M.S. 4290 MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Sunflower M.S. 4290
Secondary: National Quicksilver
Secondary: Mizpah Mercury
Secondary: Arizona Quicksilver
Secondary: Big Sam
Secondary: Lost Packer
Secondary: Sunnyside
Secondary: Saddle Mtn
Secondary: Packover
Secondary: Go-By Claim


Commodity

Primary: Mercury
Secondary: Zinc
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Gold


Location

State: Arizona
County: Maricopa


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

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Ownership

Owner Name: Amer. Int'L. Mining And Milling
Home Office: Arizona
Info Year: 1975


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Surface-Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
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

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Structure

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Alterations

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Rocks

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Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

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Comments

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References

Reference (Deposit): USGS 7.5 RENO PASS MAP

Reference (Deposit): AZ.MINE INSP. MINE START FILE ,1975

Reference (Deposit): ADMR SUNFLOWER GROUP MINE FILE

Reference (Deposit): BLM MINING DIST.SHEET

Reference (Deposit): ADMR AMER.INT'L MINING & MILLING FILE

Reference (Deposit): ADMR LOST PACKER FILE

Reference (Deposit): USBM I.C.8252,P62,65

Reference (Deposit): ADMR SADDLE MTN FILE

Reference (Deposit): ADMR "U" FILE

Reference (Deposit): LAUSEN,C, & GARDNER,E, AZ.B.M.#122,P73-81


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