Sunset Mine

The Sunset Mine is a lead, zinc, and silver mine located in Shoshone county, Idaho at an elevation of 5,696 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

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Site Name

Primary: Sunset Mine
Secondary: Little Sunset Mine
Secondary: Clark Property
Secondary: Long Wait Mining Co.

Commodity

Primary: Lead
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Silver
Tertiary: Copper

Location

State: Idaho
County: Shoshone
District: Coeur D'Alene District

Land Status

Land ownership: Private
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

Owner Name: Anaconda Co.

Owner Name: Wallace Diamond Drill Co.

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
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: Coeur D'Alene Mountains

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Not available

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Some Chlorite

Rocks

Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Tetrahedrite
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Siderite
Gangue: Magnetite
Gangue: Pyrrhotite

Comments

Comment (Location): .5 Mi S of Sunset Peak

Comment (Production): Ore Is Shipped To Nabob Mill

References

Reference (Deposit): Brown, B. R., 1975 , First Ann. Rept. Addendum Of The Idaho Dept. Of Labor And Industrial Services, P. 62

Reference (Production): Western Mining News, Sept. 3 , 1976

Reference (Deposit): Fryklund, V. C., Jr., 1964 , Ore Deposits Of The Coeur D'Alene District, Shoshone County, Idaho: USGS Prof. Paper 445 , 103 P.

Reference (Deposit): Hobbs, S. W., And Others, 1965 , Geology Of The Coeur D'Alene District, Shoshone County, Idaho: USGS Prof. Paper 478 , 139 P.

Reference (Deposit): 1964 Other V. C. Fryklund, Prof. Paper 445

Reference (Deposit): 1965 Geolmap S. W. Hobbs And Others, Prof. Paper 478

Reference (Deposit): 1975 Compile Idaho Dept. Labor First Ann. Rept. Addendum

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