The Sunset is a manganese mine located in Gila county, Arizona at an elevation of 3,156 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: 3,156 Feet (962 Meters)
Commodity: Manganese
Lat, Long: 33.7083, -111.03610
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Sunset MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Sunset
Secondary: Armer Property
Secondary: Patent M S 4310
Commodity
Primary: Manganese
Tertiary: Iron
Location
State: Arizona
County: Gila
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: Patented
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
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
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Not available
References
Reference (Deposit): USGS WINDY HILL QUAD
Reference (Deposit): FARNHAM L L ETAL MANGANESE DEPOSITS OF EASTERN AZ USBM 1C
Reference (Deposit): 7990 1961 P 86
Reference (Deposit): AZBM BULL 180 MINERAL AND WATER RESOURCES OF AZ 1969 P 217
Reference (Deposit): ADMR SUNSET FILE
Reference (Deposit): BLM MINING DISTRICT SHEET 150
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