| Deposit ID | 10103761 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M050653 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Sunset Group |
| Alternate or previous names | Sunset Claims |
| Related records | 10259431 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -111.63404, 32.42872 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 625 |
| Relative position | SOUTHSIDE WEST SILVER BELL MTS.; 6 MILES WEST OF SILVER BELL. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Pima(county)
Arizona(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Gap Tank(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Silver Bell Mountains(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Tucson(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Aguirre Valley(hydrologic unit)
Santa Cruz(hydrologic accounting unit)
Middle Gila(hydrologic subregion)
Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management AZ)
Bureau of Land Management AZ BLM(Type of land area)
BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Arizona | Pima |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gila and Salt River | 011S | 007E | 34 | Arizona |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Manganese Critical | Primary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chrysocolla | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite | ||
| |||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| (1) | -111.63404, 32.42872 |
|---|
| General form | LENS |
|---|---|
| Strike | NORTHWEST |
| Dip | 60 SW |
| Length | 12.19M |
| Width | 3.66M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1954 |
| Discoverer | David C. Hartley |
| Year of first production | 1955 |
| Production years | 1955 |
| District name | Silver Bell District |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | David C. Hartley |
| Year | 1955 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Material | MN | ||||||||||||||
| Accuracy | Accurate | ||||||||||||||
| Description | Ap_Grade: ^28% Mn | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 12.19M |
| Overall depth | 12.5M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M050653 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0040190016 |
FARNHAM, STEWART AND DELONG, 1961, USBM IC 7990.
KEITH, S B., 1974, INDEX OF MINING PROPERTIES IN PIMA COUNTY, ARIZONA: ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 189, P. 144.
DOCKTER, ROGER, 1976, FIELD EXAM.
1956 RECON USBM I.C. 7990
FARNHAM, STEWART, AND DE LONG, 1961, MANGANESE DEPOSITS OF EASTERN ARIZONA: USBM INF CIRC 7990
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THIS RECORD CONTAINS DATA FROM DUPLICATE RECORD M051114 OF ROGER DOCKTER WHICH HAS BEEN DELETED FROM MAIN MRDS. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT |
| Deposit | ORE BODY PARALLELS BEDDING IN LIMESTONE AND TERMINATES ON NORTHWEST SIDE OF N40E TRENDING FAULT. OXIDIZED PYRITE AND MN OXIDES ARE THE MAIN SHOWING. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-AUG-1972 | Johnson, Maureen G. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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