The Sun Lode Claim is a molybdenum and copper mine located in Pima county, Arizona at an elevation of 4,551 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: 4,551 Feet (1,387 Meters)
Commodity: Molybdenum, Copper
Lat, Long: 31.725, -110.88056
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Sun Lode Claim MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Sun Lode Claim
Commodity
Primary: Molybdenum
Primary: Copper
Location
State: Arizona
County: Pima
District: Old Baldy 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
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Sonoran Desert
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Molybdenite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Deposit): THIS REPORT WAS TAKEN FROM RECORD M000407 OF JAN WILT IN MOLYBDENU M FILE, CONTACT PERSON T.G. THEODORE, USGS ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT
Comment (Location): CORONADO NATIONAL FOREST ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :1964
Comment (Geology): GEOLOGY MAY BE SIMILAR TO THAT OF DANIELS CLAIM (RECORD M030415), MCCLEARY PROSPECT (RECORD M030552) SUN LODE CLAIMS MAY BE A GROUP NAME FOR THESE PROSPECTS
References
Reference (Deposit): KING, 1969, ABM BULL 180
Reference (Deposit): ABGMT FILE DATA
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