Oregon · Lane County
Occurrence

Sunset Mine

Lane County, Oregon, United States
ZincLeadSilverGoldCopperAntimony
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Commodities
PrimaryZinc, Lead
SecondarySilver, Gold
TertiaryCopper, Antimony
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Galena, Pyrite, Sphalerite
GangueKaolinite, Quartz, Specularite
Geology
Host rockHornfels,Andesite · Little Butte Volcanics;Little Butte Volcanics
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10036351
MRDS IDM025136
Alternate namesCape Horn Vein
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates43.62315, -122.63726
References
BROOKS, H.C. AND RAMP, L., 1968, GOLD AND SILVER IN OREGON; ODGMI BULL. 61, P. 320OREGON METAL MINES HANDBOOK, 1951, ODGMI BULL. 14-D, P. 79CALLAGHAN, E. AND BUDDINGTON, A.F., 1938, METALLIFEROUS MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE CASCADE RANGE IN OREGON, P. 76