Sundance Mine

The Sundance Mine is a lead, zinc, and gold mine located in Yavapai county, Arizona at an elevation of 7,119 feet.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Sundance Mine

Commodity

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

Location

State: Arizona
County: Yavapai
District: Mount Union District

Land Status

Not available

Holdings

Not available

Workings

Type: Underground

Ownership

Owner Name: Martin And Rippey
Years: 1956 -

Owner Name: E. F. Rippey
Years: 1944 -

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1938
Year Last Production: 1948
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 N35e To N50e

Type: L
Description: Dikes And Veins Parallel Foliation

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: None

Rocks

Name: Slate
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age in Years: 1760.000000+-
Dating Method: U-Pb (zircon)
Material Analyzed: Zircon
Age Young: Proterozoic

Name: Meta-Basalt
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age in Years: 1760.000000+-
Dating Method: U-Pb (zircon)
Material Analyzed: Zircon
Age Young: Proterozoic

Name: Amphibolite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age in Years: 1760.000000+-
Dating Method: U-Pb (zircon)
Material Analyzed: Zircon
Age Young: Proterozoic

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Galena
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrite

Comments

Comment (Location): SUNDANCE CLAIM ADJOINS SENATOR CLAIM ON SOUTHWEST

Comment (Development): SUNDANCE MINE ON SENATOR SOUTH EXTENSION CLAIM

Comment (Geology): DEPOSIT IS VEIN WHICH CUTS PRECAMBRIAN METAVOLCANIC AND METASEDIMENTARY ROCKS. RHYOLITE PORPHYRY DIKES OF PROBABLE LCRET-TERT AGE ASSOCIATED WITH VEINS

References

Reference (Deposit): ABGMT CLIPPINGS FILES

Reference (Deposit): USGS GEOL. QUAD. NO. GQ 997

Reference (Deposit): AZ DEPT MIN RESOURCES FILE DATA

Reference (Deposit): ABGMT-USBM FILE DATA

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