The Sun Prospect is a copper, zinc, lead, and silver 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
Elevation:
Commodity: Copper, Zinc, Lead, Silver
Lat, Long: 67.075, -155.01667
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Sun Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Sun Prospect
Secondary: Numerous Prospects On Similar Deposits Within 3 Or 4 Miles of Sun
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver
Location
State: Alaska
Land Status
Land ownership: State
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Kennecott (Bear Creek)
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: L
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Deposit): STRATABOUND VOLCANOGENIC CU-ZN DEPOSIT ASSOCIATED WITH LOW-GRADE METARHYOLITE AND METASEDIMENTARY SEQUENCE.
Comment (Development): EXTENSIVE DIAMOND DRILLING & OTHER EXPLORATION FOR MORE THAN A DECADE
Comment (Geology): DEPOSIT ASSOCIATED WITH METARHYOLITE PILES IN A LOW-GRADE METAMORPHIC SEQUENCE OF MUSCOVITE-QUARTZ SCHIST, CALC-MICA SCHIST, MARBLE, CHLORITE SCHIST, AND QUARTZITE.
Comment (Deposit): NO GRADE AND TONNAGE FIGURES AVAILABLE, BUT GROSS METAL VALUE OF $1.6 BILLION (1979 COMMODITY PRICES) HAVE BEEN REPORTED. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
References
Reference (Deposit): USGS MF-1176-F
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