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Sunset Mine Group

Past Producer in Cochise county in Arizona, United States with commodities Lead, Zinc, Silver, Copper, 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. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Geologic structures
  10. Ore body information
  11. Controls for ore emplacement
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Land status
  15. Ownership information
  16. Workings at the site
  17. Links to other databases
  18. Bibliographic references
  19. General comments
  20. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10046204
MRDS ID M241051
Record type Site
Current site name Sunset Mine Group
Alternate or previous names Thompson, Black Prince
Related records 10161258

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -109.18536, 31.99402 (WGS84)
Elevation 1463
Relative position APPROX 2 MI SE OF BLUE MTN. E OF HARRIS MTN, USBM LOCATION ASSUMED

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Cochise(county)

Arizona(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Portal(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Chiricahua Peak(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Douglas(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

San Simon(hydrologic unit)

Upper Gila(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Gila(hydrologic subregion)

Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Arizona Cochise

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Gila and Salt River 016S 031E 33 Arizona

Commodities

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

Comments on the commodity information

  • BASE METAL CARBONATES AND SULFIDES

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name Naco Group Limestone
    Rock description Naco Group Limestone
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian

Nearby scientific data

(1) -109.18536, 31.99402
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description District Mineralization Associated With Tertiary Volcanic And Intrusive Event
Type of structure Local
Structure description Limestone Strikes Nw And Dips 30-35 Sw; Ene Trending Normal Fault In Area Of Mine

Ore body information

  • General form IRREGULAR

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Shear Zone

Comments on the geologic information

  • SHEAR ZONE IN FAULTED AND SILICATED LIMESTONE.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name California District

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Whitetail Copper Co, Phelps Dodge Corp, Sunset Mng Co, Four X Mng Co
  • Type Owner
    Owner Doran
    First year 1973

Comments on the production information

  • A TOTAL OF OVER 1000 TONS OF ORE PRODUCED INTERMITTENTLY DURING 1915 TO 1916, 1927 TO 1930, AND 1940, AND 1951.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 304.8M
    Overall depth 36.58M

Comments on the workings information

  • 120 FT SHAFT, OTHER SHAFTS 45, 50, AND 65 FT. 250 FT TUNNEL

Comments on development

  • 25 CLAIMS, 10 AND DORAN AND GALLAGHER GROUPS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    KEITH, S B, 1973, ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 187, P 54.

  • Deposit

    COPPER HANDBOOK, V. 10, W.H. WEED, EDITOR, P. 1820

  • Deposit

    COOPER, 1959, USGS MAP MF-213

  • Production

    KEITH, 1973, ARIZ BUR OF MINES BULL 187.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit ONE ORE BODY AVERAGES 4 FT IN WIDTH, IRREGULAR

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-AUG-1980 Zigler, Jan L. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-DEC-1981 Gest, Don E. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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