Sunset Mine

The Sunset Mine is a gold mine located in Inyo county, California at an elevation of 5,650 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: Sunset Mine  

State:  California

County:  Inyo

Elevation: 5,650 Feet (1,722 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 36.42139, -117.14556

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Sunset Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Sunset Mine


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver


Location

State: California
County: Inyo


Land Status

Land ownership: National Park
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: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

Not available


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: IRREGULAR


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: FROM SURFACE TO 50 - FT. LEVEL, ORE AVG. 4 FT. IN THICKNESS AND CARRIED 0.50 OZ/TON AU


Materials

Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Location): UTM EST. LOC. PROJECTED; LAND UNSURVEYED.

Comment (Production): NO SPECIFIC PRODUCTION RECORD FOUND. APPROX. 100 TONS OF ORE CARRYING AVG. $20/TON AU WAS SHIPPED TO CUSTOM MILLS.

Comment (Deposit): VEIN, THICKEST E. OF SHAFT NEAR N - TRENDING FAULT. OREBODIES FEW IN. - 6 FT. THICK

Comment (Workings): PROSPECT LODES FOR 200 FT. ALONG SURFACE. INCLINE, DRIFTS 50 FT. LONG, RUN ON 50, 100 AND 125 FT. LEVELS. SOME STOPING ABOVE 50 FT. LEVEL. WORKED LAST IN 1940

Comment (Deposit): 4 CLAIMS. SUNSET NO. 1, NO. 2, NATIONAL AND ST LAWRENCE. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT


References

Reference (Production): NORMAN AND STEWART (1951)

Reference (Deposit): NORMAN, L.A., JR. AND STEWART, RICHARD M., 1951, MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF INYO COUNTY: CALIF. JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 47, NO. 1, P. 52


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