Sunlight Claims

The Sunlight Claims is a mine located in Valley county, Idaho at an elevation of 5,400 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: Sunlight Claims  

State:  Idaho

County:  Valley

Elevation: 5,400 Feet (1,646 Meters)

Commodity:

Lat, Long: 45.1761, -115.13670

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Sunlight Claims MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Sunlight Claims


Commodity

Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver


Location

State: Idaho
County: Valley
District: Ramey Ridge 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.
Administrative Organization: Payette National Forest


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Type: Surface/Underground


Ownership

Owner Name: L. E. Curtise


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1947
Discovery Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Salmon River Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Fe Oxides


Rocks

Name: Syenite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

Name: Syenite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: AND TRACE TO 5.72% CU
Analytical Data: 4 SAMPLES ASSAYED TRACE TO 0.96 OZ AU, TRACE TO 0.7 OZ AG/TON


Materials

Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Malachite
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Deposit): Discovery Year: 1947 AND 1960

Comment (Location): .25 TO .5 MI NE OF MOUTH OF LITTLE RAMEY CREEK LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 7-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH USFS LAND OWNERSHIP BOUNDARIES, 1:126,720 SCALE.

Comment (Development): 2 CLAIMS


References

Reference (Deposit): CATER, F. W., AND OTHERS, 1973, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE IDAHO PRIMITIVE AREA AND VICINITY, IDAHO: USGS BULL. 1304, 431 P

Reference (Deposit): 1973 RECON F. W. CATER AND OTHERS, BULL. 130


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