The Sunset Group is a manganese mine located in Plumas county, California at an elevation of 6,319 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: 6,319 Feet (1,926 Meters)
Commodity: Manganese
Lat, Long: 40.1389, -121.05330
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Sunset Group MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Sunset Group
Commodity
Primary: Manganese
Tertiary: Aluminum
Tertiary: Iron
Tertiary: Phosphorus-Phosphates
Tertiary: Silica
Location
State: California
County: Plumas
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
Type: Unknown
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Armin Speckert
Home Office: California
Info Year: 1974
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Surface
Mining Method: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1917
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Cascade-Sierra Mountains
Physiographic Section: Sierra Nevada
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Unknown: Chert
Unknown: Hematite
Unknown: Limonite
Unknown: Pyrolusite
Unknown: Quartz
Unknown: Rhodonite
Unknown: Psilomelane
Comments
Comment (Deposit): MANGANESE OXIDES DERIVED FROM WEATHERING OF THE CHERT OCCUR ONLY IN THE UPPERMOST PORTIONS OF THE FORMATION, USUALLY 30 FEET FROM THE SURFACE. BELOW THAT, MANGANESE OCCURS AS RHODONITE AND BEMENTITE.
Comment (Geology): SEDIMENTS ALSO IRREGULAR BODIES OF JASPER
References
Reference (Deposit): CALIF DIV OF MINES BULL 125 1935 P 153
Reference (Deposit): ALSO IN SEC 3 SW 1/4 T26N R8E & SEC T27N R8E
Reference (Deposit): TRASK, PARKER D., 1950, GEOLOGIC DESCRIPTION OF THE MANGAN-
Reference (Deposit): ESE DEPOSITS OF CALIFORNIA: CAL. DIV. MINES & GEOL. BULL.
Reference (Deposit): 152
Reference (Deposit): TENGROVE, RUSSELL R., 1960, RECONNAISSANCE OF CAL. MANGANESE
Reference (Deposit): DEPOSITS: BUREAU OF MINES RI 5579
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