Sunset Mine (Sunset No. 1 claim; Sunset No. 2 claim; National claim; St Lawrence claim), Skidoo, Tucki Mountain, Skidoo Mining District, Wildrose Mining District (Wild Rose Mining District), Panamint Mts (Panamint Range), Inyo County, California, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
36° 25' 17'' North , 117° 8' 44'' West
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| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Beatty | 1,010 (2011) | 64.2km |
A former Au-Ag mine located in secs. 29 & 30, T17S, R45E, MDM, 1.6 km (1.0 mile) S of Skidoo (just S of Skidoo Road), on National Park Service land (Death Valley National Park). Property consisted of 4 claims. MRDS database stated accuracy for this location is 1,000 meters. UTM estimated; location projected; land unsurveyed.
A bona-fide Sunset Mine is located on the south side of the gravel Skidoo Road about three miles east of the Wildrose-Emigrant Canyon Road. Last worked about 1940, its four claims produced about 100 tons of ore averaging $20 worth of gold per ton for custom mills. Small amounts of silver were also recovered.
The Sunset Mine about 2-1/2 miles southeast of this site (Sunset-Tiny Mine site ?) consists only of a timbered vertical shaft with drifts run on three levels. Downhill (northwest) from the mine and across the Skidoo road is a house possibly associated with the mining operation that appears to be of 1930s or 1940s vintage. Greene, 1981
Mineralization is a vein deposit hosted in quartz monzonite. The ore body is irregular at a thickness of 1.83 meters. The vein is thickest E of the shaft, near a N-trending fault. The orebodies are a few inches to 6 feet thick. Local rocks include Cenozoic (Tertiary) granitic rocks? (Skidoo Pluton).
Workings include underground openings. Prospect lodes (?) (holes ?) for 200 feet along the surface. An inclined shaft, drifts 50 feet long run on the 50, 100, and 125 foot levels. Some stoping was done above the 50 foot level. Last worked in 1940.
Production data are found in: Norman, L.A. & Richard M. Stewart (1951).
No specific production record was found. Approximately 100 tons of ore carrying an average $20 Au/ton (period values) was shipped to custom mills.
Analytical data results: From surface to the 50 foot level, the ore averaged 4 feet in thickness and carried 0.50 ounce Au/ton.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Native Gold Formula: Au |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Native Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | ⓘ Native Gold | Au |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10036051 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North AmericaContinent
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Antler Foreland BasinBasin
- Basin and Range BasinsBasin
- Mojave DomainDomain
- Southern Basin and RangeWide Rift
USA
- Death Valley National ParkNational Park
- Sierra NevadaMountain Range
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References
(n.d.) Minerals Availability System (MAS), U.S. Bureau of Mines.file ID #0060270582
