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Sunflower M.S. 4290

Past Producer in Maricopa county in Arizona, United States with commodities Copper, Gold, Lead, Mercury, Silver, Zinc
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Land status
  10. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10186738
MRDS ID M055104
MAS/MILS ID 0040130541
Record type Site
Current site name Sunflower M.S. 4290
Alternate or previous names National Quicksilver, Mizpah Mercury, Arizona Quicksilver, Big Sam, Lost Packer, Sunnyside, Saddle Mtn, Packover, Go-By Claim
Related records 10040373, 10112466

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -111.49601, 33.95647 (WGS84)
Elevation 1402
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Maricopa(county)

Arizona(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Reno Pass(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Theodore Roosevelt Lake(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Mesa(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower Verde(hydrologic unit)

Verde(hydrologic accounting unit)

Salt(hydrologic subregion)

Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Tonto National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Arizona Maricopa

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Gila and Salt River 007 N 008 E 12 C Arizona

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Secondary
Gold Secondary
Lead Secondary
Mercury Primary
Silver Secondary
Zinc Critical Secondary

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -111.49601, 33.95647
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface-Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Amer. Int'L. Mining And Milling
    Home office Arizona
    Year 1975

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    USGS 7.5 RENO PASS MAP

  • Deposit

    ADMR SUNFLOWER GROUP MINE FILE

  • Deposit

    BLM MINING DIST.SHEET

  • Deposit

    ADMR AMER.INT'L MINING & MILLING FILE

  • Deposit

    ADMR LOST PACKER FILE

  • Deposit

    USBM I.C.8252,P62,65

  • Deposit

    ADMR SADDLE MTN FILE

  • Deposit

    ADMR "U" FILE

  • Deposit

    LAUSEN,C, & GARDNER,E, AZ.B.M.#122,P73-81

  • Deposit

    AZ.MINE INSP. MINE START FILE ,1975

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 04-NOV-83 ADMR U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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Authoritative Arizona resources

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