Idaho · Lemhi County
Past Producer

Sunset Mine

Lemhi County, Idaho, United States
SilverLeadGoldZincAntimonyCopper
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Commodities
PrimarySilver, Lead
SecondaryGold
TertiaryZinc, Antimony, Copper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlFault, Fissure
Materials
Ore mineralsAnglesite, Antimony, Bismuth, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Sphalerite
GangueArsenic, Clay, Limonite, Pyrite
Geology
Host rockLimestone · Limestone, Quartzite, Quartzitic Slates;Lake Bed Sediments
Associated rockGranite · Granite Porphyry Dikes
AlterationGouge
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1908
Discovery year1904
Identification
Deposit ID10105783
MRDS IDW015794
Alternate namesLeadville Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates44.70639, -113.30722
References
UMPLEBY, J. B., 1913, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF LEMHI COUNTY, IDAHO: USGS BULL. 528, P. 115 - 118.BELL, R. N., 1907, EIGHTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE MINING INDUSTRY OF IDAHO FOR THE YEAR 1906BELL, R. N., 1908, NINTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE MINING INDUSTRY OF IDAHO FOR THE YEAR 1907BELL, R. N., 1918, NINETEENTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE MINING INDUSTRY OF IDAHO FOR THE YEAR 19171913 RECON UMPLEBY, J. B., BULL. 528ITEM 8 UMPLEBY, J. B., 1913, USGS BULL. 528; ITEM 9, BELL, R. N., 1908, MINING INDUSTRY REPORT FOR 1907; ITEM 1, BELL, R. N., 1918, MINING INDUSTRY REPORT FOR 1917