Sunlight Mining District, Park County, Wyoming, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude:
44° North , 109° West (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~128km
Type:
Mindat Locality ID:
7315
Long-form identifier:
1:2:7315:1
GUID (UUID V4):
a8c5849d-80a0-4745-98fe-79d132f5501a
The Sunlight mining region (originally named Telluride) was active in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The first claim was filed by John Painter in September of 1890. An early mining camp, Lee City, was founded on Sunlight Creek about two miles upstream of its confluence with Sulphur Creek. Eventually 1,111 claims were filed here, with 38% filed between 1890 and 1910. Most of the prospecting occurred within the six-year period 1903-1908. Several hundred feet of shafts and adits explored mineralized veins in the region. Known mineral deposits are associated with volcanic intrusive bodies. The 100 metric tons of ore (gold, silver, copper, and lead) sold in 1903 is the only known mining from the region. The value of the load is unknown.
Absaroka Mts, 30 miles NW of Cody via State 120 to State 296 into the Sunlight River drainage, essentially an undeveloped mineral area; includes the veins near Lower Copper Lake, Morning Star claim, Copper King claim, Hoodoo claim, Big Goose claim, & Tip Top claims as well as the Bluff vein, Butte claim, Evening Star claim, Greenhorn vein, Hardee's claim, Hargrave-Newton-LaFond mine, Joe vein, Malachite vein, Marin deposit, McClung mine, Novelty claim, Painter mine, Silvertip claim, Wild Goose claim, & Winona mine.
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β Ankerite Formula: Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 Reference: Rocks & Minerals 76:388-389 |
β Baryte Formula: BaSO4 Reference: Rocks & Minerals 76:388-389 |
β Bornite Formula: Cu5FeS4 Localities: Reference: Rocks & Minerals 76:388-389 |
β Bournonite Formula: PbCuSbS3 Reference: Rocks & Minerals 76:388-389 |
β Calcite Formula: CaCO3 Localities: Reference: Rocks & Minerals 76:388-389 |
β Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 Localities: Reference: Rocks & Minerals 76:388-389; Economic Geology; September 1937; v. 32; no. 6; p. 832-854; |
β Copper Formula: Cu Localities: Reference: U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia. |
β Famatinite Formula: Cu3SbS4 Localities: Reference: Rocks & Minerals 76:388-389 |
β Galena Formula: PbS Localities: Sunlight Mining District, Park County, Wyoming, USA Big Goose claim, Sunlight Mining District, Park County, Wyoming, USA Copper King claim, Sunlight Mining District, Park County, Wyoming, USA Hoodoo claim, Sunlight Mining District, Park County, Wyoming, USA Tip Top claim, Sunlight Mining District, Park County, Wyoming, USA Reference: Rocks & Minerals 76:388-389; Economic Geology; September 1937; v. 32; no. 6; p. 832-854; |
β Gold Formula: Au Localities: Reference: U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.
U.S. Geological Survey (2005) Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia. |
β Proustite Formula: Ag3AsS3 Localities: Reference: Rocks & Minerals 76:388-389 |
β Pyrite Formula: FeS2 Localities: Reference: Rocks & Minerals 76:388-389; Economic Geology; September 1937; v. 32; no. 6; p. 832-854; |
β Quartz Formula: SiO2 Localities: Reference: Rocks & Minerals 76:388-389; Economic Geology; September 1937; v. 32; no. 6; p. 832-854; |
β Siderite Formula: FeCO3 Reference: Rocks & Minerals 76:388-389 |
β Silver Formula: Ag Localities: Reference: U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia. |
β Sphalerite Formula: ZnS Localities: Reference: Rocks & Minerals 76:388-389 |
β Stromeyerite Formula: AgCuS Localities: Reference: Rocks & Minerals 76:388-389 |
β Sylvanite Formula: AgAuTe4 Localities: Reference: U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.
U.S. Geological Survey (2005) Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia. |
β 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup' Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S Localities: Sunlight Mining District, Park County, Wyoming, USA Big Goose claim, Sunlight Mining District, Park County, Wyoming, USA Copper King claim, Sunlight Mining District, Park County, Wyoming, USA Silvertip claim, Sunlight Mining District, Park County, Wyoming, USA Evening Star claim, Sunlight Mining District, Park County, Wyoming, USA Reference: Rocks & Minerals 76:388-389; Economic Geology; September 1937; v. 32; no. 6; p. 832-854; |
β 'Wolframite Group' Reference: Rocks & Minerals 76:388-389 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 1 - Elements | |||
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β | Copper | 1.AA.05 | Cu |
β | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
β | Silver | 1.AA.05 | Ag |
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
β | Bornite | 2.BA.15 | Cu5FeS4 |
β | Bournonite | 2.GA.50 | PbCuSbS3 |
β | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
β | Famatinite | 2.KA.10 | Cu3SbS4 |
β | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
β | Proustite | 2.GA.05 | Ag3AsS3 |
β | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
β | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
β | Stromeyerite | 2.BA.40 | AgCuS |
β | Sylvanite | 2.EA.05 | AgAuTe4 |
β | 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup' | 2.GB.05 | Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
β | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
β | 'Wolframite Group' | 4.DB.30 va | |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
β | Ankerite | 5.AB.10 | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
β | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
β | Siderite | 5.AB.05 | FeCO3 |
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
β | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
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Year (asc) Year (desc) Author (A-Z) Author (Z-A)Rocks & Minerals (2001): 76: 388-389.
Economic Geology (1937): 32(6)(September): 832-854.
External Links
https://www.wsgs.wyo.gov/products/wsgs-1989-b-68.pdf - district and mine information on page 22 to 29
https://www.geowyo.com/sunlight-basin.html - information on Sunlight Basin
https://www.geowyo.com/sunlight-basin.html - information on Sunlight Basin
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Sunlight Mining District, Park County, Wyoming, USA