Sun Prospect

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

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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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