Sunrise and Sunshine Mines (Sunshine-Sunrise group of claims; Sunshine group; Malone group), Papago Mining District (Sierrita Mining District), Sierrita Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
31° 52' 31'' North , 111° 16' 2'' West
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Type:
Group of Mines
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Three Points | 5,581 (2011) | 22.8km |
| Arivaca Junction | 1,090 (2011) | 25.5km |
| Green Valley | 21,391 (2011) | 25.9km |
| Amado | 295 (2011) | 26.7km |
| Sahuarita | 25,707 (2017) | 30.8km |
A former small surface and underground Pb-Cu-Ag-Au-Zn-Baryte mine located in the SE¼ sec. 12, T18s, R10E. Produced 1880-1959. Operators included Arizona Lead Mines Co., Dry Concentrates, Ramsdell Mines Co., and the Shafer Mining and Milling Co.
Mineralization is a tabular ore body in a permeable shear zone with fractured limestone that facilitated or controlled replacement. Ore occurs on both walls of the fault where limestone is highly fractured. Limestone is veined with quartz-pyrite-galena-sphalerite, a little Cu staining, and a yellow Pb mineral. The ore body is 15.24 meters thick, strikes N20W and dips 24W. An associated rock unit is a granite. Alteration included quartz-sericite-pyrite; pyrite-gossan.
Workings included the main shaft with short drifts & crosscuts; open cut with a stope. Workings are 42.67 meters deep.
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Chalcocite | 2.BA.05 | Cu2S |
| ⓘ | Acanthite | 2.BA.35 | Ag2S |
| ⓘ | Covellite | 2.CA.05a | CuS |
| ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| ⓘ | 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup' | 2.GB.05 | Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S |
| Group 3 - Halides | |||
| ⓘ | Chlorargyrite | 3.AA.15 | AgCl |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| ⓘ | Cerussite | 5.AB.15 | PbCO3 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Anglesite | 7.AD.35 | PbSO4 |
| ⓘ | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Muscovite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | var. Sericite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
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| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10039560 |
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Localities in this Region
- Arizona
- Pima County
- Sierrita Mountains
- Papago Mining District (Sierrita Mining District)
- Sunrise and Sunshine Mines (Sunshine-Sunrise group of claims; Sunshine group; Malone group)
- Papago Mining District (Sierrita Mining District)
- Sierrita Mountains
- Pima County
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
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- Sierra Madre OccidentalMountain Range
North AmericaContinent
- Sonoran DesertDesert
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Basin and Range BasinsBasin
- Mojave DomainDomain
- Southern Basin and RangeWide Rift
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References
(n.d.) Minerals Availability System (MAS), U.S. Bureau of Mines.file #0040190421 & 0040190669
Sunrise and Sunshine Mines, Papago Mining District, Sierrita Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA