The Sun Valley Mine is a mine located in Coconino county, Arizona at an elevation of 4,800 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
Elevation: 4,800 Feet (1,463 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 36.7361, -111.78330
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Sun Valley Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Sun Valley Mine
Commodity
Tertiary: Molybdenum
Tertiary: Rhenium
Tertiary: Uranium
Location
State: Arizona
County: Coconino
Land Status
Land ownership: State
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: Bemco Mining
Home Office: California
Info Year: 1958
Owner Name: Upetco
Info Year: 1958
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Colorado Plateaus
Physiographic Section: Grand Canyon Section
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
Not available
References
Reference (Deposit): ADMR SUN VALLEY MINE FILE
Reference (Deposit): PETERSEN,R.,HAMILTON,J.& MYERS,A., ECON.GEO.VOL 54,P254-267
Reference (Deposit): HICKS,C., ADMR MOLY OCCURRENCES,MIN RPT#3,P15
Reference (Deposit): KING,R., AZ.B.M. #180,P235
Reference (Deposit): PEIRCE,H., KEITH,S.,WILT,J., AZ.B.M.#182,P218
Reference (Deposit): USBM CRIB PRINTOUT:W016026
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