Sunset Mine

The Sunset Mine is a lead, gold, and silver mine located in Yavapai county, Arizona at an elevation of 5,679 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: Sunset & Polar Star
Secondary: Sunset & Bogart

Commodity

Primary: Lead
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Copper

Location

State: Arizona
County: Yavapai
District: Ticonderoga 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: Charles Schmidt
Years: 1941 -

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1922
Year Last Production: 1941
Discovery Year: 1925
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S

Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Mexican Highland

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Form: TABULAR

Structure

Type: R
Description: Foliation In Precambrian Rocks Trends N25e

Type: L
Description: Veins Parallel Foliation For Most Part

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: None

Rocks

Name: Andesite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age in Years: 1720.000000+-
Dating Method: U-Pb (zircon)
Material Analyzed: Zircon
Age Young: Proterozoic

Name: Tuff
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age in Years: 1720.000000+-
Dating Method: U-Pb (zircon)
Material Analyzed: Zircon
Age Young: Proterozoic

Name: Andesite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age in Years: 1720.000000+-
Dating Method: U-Pb (zircon)
Material Analyzed: Zircon
Age Young: Proterozoic

Name: Tuff
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age in Years: 1720.000000+-
Dating Method: U-Pb (zircon)
Material Analyzed: Zircon
Age Young: Proterozoic

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Gold

Comments

Comment (Location): 2.3 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF MT. ELLIOTT

Comment (Development): 2 PATENTED CLAIMS = SUNSET AND POLAR STAR

Comment (Geology): DEPOSIT IS VEIN WHICH CUTS PRECAMBRIAN METAVOLCANIC ROCKS

Comment (Deposit): Discovery Year: 1920'S

References

Reference (Deposit): MILS LOCATION DATA

Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 1336 GEOLOGIC MAPS

Reference (Deposit): USGS GQ MAP GQ-997

Reference (Deposit): USBM-ABGMT FILE DATA

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