Mine detail: Sunshine - Sunrise Group

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Location

Lat / long:

31.8754, -111.26819

Resource(B)

Primary:	Silver, Lead, Copper
Secondary:	Gold
Tertiary:	Zinc, Barium-Barite
Ore:	Anglesite, Argentite, Cerargyrite, Covellite, Galena, Sphalerite, Tetrahedrite
Gangue:	Barite, Quartz
Orebody form:	TABULAR
Other material:	Pyrite
Discovery year:	1920

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Production size:	Small
Development status:	Past Producer
First production started:	1880
Last production ended:	1959

Geology

Host type:	Limestone
Associated rock:	Granite Granite
Associated type:	Granite
Tectonic:	Basin And Range.
Alteration processes:	Qtz-Ser-Pyr; Py-Gossan

References

MRDS	M050282
DEP	10039560
Reference	{Deposit:: RANSOME, F.L. 1922, USGS BULL 725 J.}{Deposit:: WILSON, E.D., ET AL, 1960, ARIZ. BU. MINES GEO. MAP PIMA COUNTY.}{Deposit:: HIGDON, C.E. 1933, SUNSHINE MINE AREA; UNIV. ARIZ. UNPUBL. MS THESIS.}{Deposit:: KRIEGER, M.H., 1973.}{Deposit:: PHILLIPS, K.A., 1987, ARIZONA INDUSTRIAL MINERALS: ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES MINERAL REPORT 4, 185 P.}{Deposit:: PEIRCE, H.W., 1990, ARIZONA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY INDUSTRIAL MINERALS CARD FILE.}{Deposit:: 1920 RECON RANSOME, F.L. USGS BULL. 725J}{Production:: (8)KEITH,S.B.,1974,(9,10,11)ELSING,1936,ABM BULL.140}
Reporter	Keith, William J., Orris, Greta J.