The Sun Gold Mine is a gold, lead, and silver mine located in Pima county, Arizona at an elevation of 2,598 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: 2,598 Feet (792 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Lead, Silver
Lat, Long: 32.03056, -111.91611
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Sun Gold Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Sun Gold Mine
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Zinc
Secondary: Copper
Location
State: Arizona
County: Pima
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1949
Year Last Production: 1952
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: IRREGULAR, LENSES, PODS
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Galena
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Sphalerite
Comments
Comment (Development): OPERATORS INCLUDED SUN-GOLD MINING CO
Comment (Deposit): THIS RECORD CONTAINS DATA FROM DUPLICATE RECORD D003240 OF J. WILLIAM HASLER WHICH HAS BEEN DELETED FROM MRDS. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT
Comment (Location): PAPAGO INDIAN RESERVATION.
Comment (Production): WORKED SPORADICALLY 1949 - 1952
Comment (Deposit): PARTLY OXIDIZED
Comment (Workings): SHALLOW SHAFT OPERATIONS.
References
Reference (Deposit): USBM CARD FILE.
Reference (Other Database): CIMRI
Reference (Production): (1) USBM CARD FILE, (8) ABM BULLETIN 189 , P. 113
Reference (Deposit): KEITH, S. B., 1974 , INDEX OF MINING PROPERTIES IN PIMA COUNTY, ARIZONA: ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 189 , P. 113 .
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