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PRINTED: 08/16/2002

ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES AZMILS DATA

PRIMARY NAME: SUNSET

ALTERNATE NAMES: ARMER PROPERTY PATENT MS 4310

GILA COUNTY MILS NUMBER: 264

LOCATION: TOWNSHIP 5 N RANGE 13 E SECTION 29 QUARTER E2 LATITUDE: N 33DEG 42MIN 30SEC LONGITUDE: W 111 DEG 02MIN 10SEC TOPO MAP NAME: WINDY HILL - 7.5 MIN

CURRENT STATUS: PAST PRODUCER

COMMODITY: MANGANESE IRON

BIBLIOGRAPHY: USGS WINDY HILL QUAD FARNHAM L L ETAL MANG DEPTS EASTERN AZ USBM IC 79901961 P 86

AZBM BULL 180 MIN & WATER RES AZ 1969 P 217 ADMMR SUNSET FILE BLM MINING DISTRICT SHEET 150 USGS MF 1162-H

DE.. ARTMENT OF MINERAL RESOUR\...::S STATE OF ARIZONA

FIELD ENGINEERS REPORT

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