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Sunset

Occurrence in Amador county in California, United States with commodity Gold
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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. Ownership information
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10028235
MRDS ID M005103
Record type Site
Current site name Sunset
Related records 10235597

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.8063, 38.35462 (WGS84)
Relative position 1 1/2 MILES WEST OF MARTEL

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Amador(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Jackson(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

San Andreas(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Sacramento(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Mokelumne(hydrologic unit)

San Joaquin(hydrologic accounting unit)

San Joaquin(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Amador

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 006N 011E 19 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -120.8063, 38.35462
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner See Argonaut Mine, Secs. 17, 20, 21

Comments on the production information

  • JOHN J. RATTO AND C. R. DAGGETT WERE PRODUCING SOME VERY GOOD ORE FROM THE 300 FT. LEVEL OF THIS MINE IN 1924. WORKED BY SIERRA METALS IN 1927. NOTE THAT REFERENCES SHOW LOCATION IN SEC. 9, 5N, 11E, BUT THE GEOGRAPHICAL DESCRIPTION OF LOCATION IS AS SHOWN ABOVE. UNPUB. MAP FOR CONS. DIV. SHOWS A PROSPECT IN N 1/2 NE 1/4 BUT THIS WOULD NOT SEEM TO BE CORRECT LOCATION. TOPO MAPS SUTTER CREEK 1962 & JACKSON, SHOW A RATTO MINE IN SW 1/4 SEC. 16 THIS TP. MAYBE THAT IS THE CORRECT LOCATION OF THE SUNSET MINE

Comments on the workings information

  • WORKINGS AT LEAST 300 FT. DEEP

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALIF. JOUR. MINES & GEOL. V. 50, NO. 1, JAN. 1954, P. 259

  • Deposit

    REPORT 23 OF STATE MINERALOGIST, P. 182-3

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1972 Gere, W. U.S. Geological Survey

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