| Deposit ID | 10102520 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M003340 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Sunrise Mine |
| Related records | 10210605 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -112.99465, 33.91089 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | 18 MILES W OF WICKENBURG, 2 1/2 MILES SOUTH OF U.S. HWY 60 AND AGUILA |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Maricopa(county)
Arizona(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Outlaw Hill(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Phoenix North(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Phoenix(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Centennial Wash(hydrologic unit)
Lower Gila-Agua Fria(hydrologic accounting unit)
Lower Gila(hydrologic subregion)
Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management AZ)
Bureau of Land Management AZ BLM(Type of land area)
BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Arizona | Maricopa |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gila and Salt River | 007N | 007W | 33 | N2 OF NW4 | Arizona |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Lead | Secondary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Galena | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Silver | Ore |
| Hematite | Gangue |
| Limonite | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | ORE CONTAINS LESS THAN 0.25 OZ AG PER OZ OF AU. |
|---|
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Schist |
| (1) | -112.99465, 33.91089 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Vein Occurs Within A Fault Zone |
| General form | LENTICULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | S20W |
| Dip | 45NW |
| Thickness | 0.91M |
| Length | 76.2M |
| Width | 6.1M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1915 |
| Year of first production | 1916 |
| Year of last production | 1986 |
| District name | Sunrise District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Ted Housley |
| Home office | Wickenburg, Az. |
| First year | 1986 |
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 609.6M |
| Overall depth | 106.68M |
| Overall length | 6.1M |
| Overall width | 1.52M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M003340 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0040130550 |
WILSON, E.D., CUNNINGHAM, J.B., AND BUTLER, G.M., 1934, ARIZONA LODE GOLD MINES AND GOLD MINING, ARIZ. BUR. OF MINES, BULL 137, P. 162-163
NIEMUTH, N.J., 1987, ARIZONA MINERAL DEVELOPMENT 1984-1986: ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES DIRECTORY 29, 46 P.
METZGER, O.H., 1938, GOLD MINING AND MILLING IN THE WICKENBURG AREA, MARICOPA AND YAVAPI COUNTIES, ARIZ., U.S.B.M. INF. CIRC. 6991
ABGMT-USBM FILE DATA
ABGMT CLIPPINGS FILES
CIMRI
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | DEPOSIT IS A STOCKWORK OF LENTICULAR QUARTZ VEINS IN A SCHIST INTRUDED BY GRANITE PORPHYRY. AU OCCURS AS MEDIUM-FINE TO COARSE GRAINS AND FLAKES, MAINLY WITH THE HEMATITE AND LIMONITE. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-DEC-1980 | Harner, Joy L. (Peterson, Jo) | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-SEP-1992 | Orris, Greta J. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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