The Sun Lode Molybdenum is a molybdenum mine located in Santa Cruz county, Arizona at an elevation of 5,200 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: 5,200 Feet (1,585 Meters)
Commodity: Molybdenum
Lat, Long: 31.7236, -110.88060
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Sun Lode Molybdenum MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Sun Lode Molybdenum
Secondary: Mc Cleary Prospects
Secondary: Morales
Secondary: Coronado Nf, Part 12, Santa Rita Mt
Secondary: Molybdenite
Secondary: Unit, Az, Usbm Ofr Mla 11-94.
Commodity
Primary: Molybdenum
Secondary: Copper
Location
State: Arizona
County: Santa Cruz
District: Old Baldy
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.
Holdings
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Workings
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Ownership
Owner Name: Sun Lode Molybdenum Co
Info Year: 1943
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Surface-Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Sonoran Desert
Mineral Deposit Model
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Orebody
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Structure
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Alterations
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Rocks
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Analytical Data
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Materials
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Comments
Comment (Location): CLAIMS AND PROSPECTS OVERLAP SANTA CRUZ CO BOUNDARY INTO PIMA CO TO THE NORTH IN SEC 35 T19S R14E AND THIS DEPOSIT IS ALSO REPORTED IN THE PIMA CO LISTINGS.
References
Reference (Deposit): KIRKEMO, ANDERSON, & CREASEY, 1965, USGS BULL 1182-E, P 13.
Reference (Deposit): USGS FIELD NOTES MO1 PIMA CTY
Reference (Deposit): F C SCHRADER, 1915, USGS BULL 582, P 173.
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