Sunny Day Prospect

The Sunny Day Prospect is a copper mine located in Alaska.

About the MRDS Data:

All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.

Mine Info

Name: Sunny Day Prospect  

State:  Alaska

County:  na

Elevation:

Commodity: Copper

Lat, Long: 55.55417, -132.38889

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Sunny Day Prospect MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Sunny Day Prospect


Commodity

Primary: Copper
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Silver


Location

State: Alaska


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

Not available


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: LOW VALVES OF AU AND AG


Materials

Ore: Chalcopyrite


Comments

Comment (Location): LOCATION IS UNCERTAIN LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 6-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH BLM 1:2,500,000 SCALE OWNERSHIP STATUS MAP (1991).

Comment (Workings): TUNNEL


References

Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 284, P. 48.

Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 1246, P. 168.

Reference (Deposit): USGS MF 433.

Reference (Deposit): USGS OF 78-869, P. 203.


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