Sunset Mine

Past Producer in Boise county in Idaho, United States with commodity Gold
Sections on this page
  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. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Land status
  11. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10290117
MAS/MILS ID 0160150276
Record type Site
Current site name Sunset Mine

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -116.03206, 43.63818 (WGS84)
Elevation 1122
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Boise(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Robie Creek(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Boise(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Boise(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Boise-Mores(hydrologic unit)

Middle Snake-Boise(hydrologic accounting unit)

Middle Snake(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Boise 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 Idaho Boise

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 004 N 004 E 31 SW Idaho

Comments on the location information

  • MSHA LOCATION: FOUR MILES FROM JUNCTION OF STATE HWY 21 AND ROBIE CREEK ROAD TO ALDAPE SUMMIT ROAD; ONE MILE UP ALDAPE SUMMIT ROAD TO MINE.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -116.03206, 43.63818

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Sunset Mining And Development Corp.
    ID 1001522
    Home office Idaho
    Year 1982

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MSHA REPORT, MAY 1982

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 24-DEC-1996 Western Field Operations Center (WFOC) U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

Current status (per MSHA)

StatusAbandoned since 08/24/1982
MSHA mine ID1001522
Mine name (MSHA)Sunset Mine
Current operatorSunset Mining & Development Corp
Mine typeUnderground (Metal / non-metal)

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