| Deposit ID | 10107347 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W026705 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Sunset Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Little Sunset Mine, Clark Property, Long Wait Mining Co. |
| Geographic coordinates: | -115.83712, 47.55597 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1736 |
| Relative position | 2.75 NNW OF BURKE |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Shoshone(county)
Idaho(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Burke(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Thompson Falls(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Wallace(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper Coeur d'Alene(hydrologic unit)
Spokane(hydrologic accounting unit)
Kootenai-Pend Oreille-Spokane(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Idaho | Shoshone |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boise | 049N | 005E | 29,28,32,33 | Idaho |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Lead | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Tetrahedrite | Ore |
| Magnetite | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Pyrrhotite | Gangue |
| Siderite | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite | ||
| Rock unit name | Prichard Formation;Burke Formation | ||
| Rock description | Prichard Formationt;Burke Formationt | ||
| |||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Argillite |
| (1) | -115.83712, 47.55597 |
|---|
| Strike | N 60 DEG W |
|---|---|
| Dip | 80 DEG S |
| Length | 228.6M |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Coeur D'Alene District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Wallace Diamond Drill Co. |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Anaconda Co. |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W026705 | |
| Idaho Geological Survey | Idaho Mines and Prospects | IMP | WL_174 | http://www.idahogeology.org/ |
Brown, B. R., 1975 , First Ann. Rept. Addendum Of The Idaho Dept. Of Labor And Industrial Services, P. 62
1964 Other V. C. Fryklund, Prof. Paper 445
1965 Geolmap S. W. Hobbs And Others, Prof. Paper 478
1975 Compile Idaho Dept. Labor First Ann. Rept. Addendum
Western Mining News, Sept. 3 , 1976
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-1976 | Miller, Pat J. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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MRDS records operators as of each record's last update (≤ 2019). Some of the operators listed here have since changed hands or dissolved:
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