The Sumdum is a copper, silver, and zinc mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 3,839 feet.
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: 3,839 Feet (1,170 Meters)
Commodity: Copper, Silver, Zinc
Lat, Long: 57.7722, -133.43610
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Sumdum MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Sumdum
Secondary: Sumdum Chief Discovery
Secondary: Sumdum 5-8
Secondary: Sumdum 10
Secondary: Sumdum 15
Secondary: Sumdum 17-19
Secondary: Leo Mark Anthony
Secondary: R. H. Seraphim
Secondary: Moneta Porcupine Mines, Ltd.
Secondary: R. C. Manuell
Secondary: Tennessee Corp.
Secondary: Cities Service
Secondary: C-D Development Corp.
Secondary: Sumdum Chief 1-62
Secondary: Alaska Helicopter Syndicate
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Primary: Silver
Primary: Zinc
Secondary: Gold
Location
State: Alaska
District: Juneau District
Land Status
Land ownership: National Wilderness
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
Type: Located Claim
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Sumdum Development Corp.
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Canada
Info Year: 1980
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Unknown
Mining Method: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1958
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
Not available
Materials
Unknown: Almandite
Unknown: Biotite
Unknown: Sphalerite
Unknown: Quartz
Unknown: Pyrrhotite
Unknown: Pyrite
Unknown: Muscovite
Unknown: Hornblende
Unknown: Chalcopyrite
Unknown: Andesine
Unknown: Staurolite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): USGS CRIB A003399 USGS CRIB W016508
Comment (Ownership): OWNER ADDRESS: SUMDUM DEVELOPMENT CORP. SUITE 600, 365 BAY ST. TORONTO, CANANDA MSH2V9 TELE: (416) 364-3453
Comment (Reserve-Resource): R1=M1C1 MATRIX BASED ON PUBLISHED RESERVES DETERMINED BY U.S.B.M. R1=M9C1 R1=M9C4
References
Reference (Deposit): GR1 pp. 68-69
Reference (Deposit): P450A p. 54
Reference (Deposit): B1108E
Reference (Deposit): ADGS AR 1966a p. 63, 65
Reference (Deposit): B1246 pp. 189-190
Reference (Deposit): MF425
Reference (Deposit): GR44 p. 34
Reference (Deposit): OF77-649
Reference (Deposit): OF78-698 pp. 28-29
Reference (Deposit): E&MJ 7905 p. 84
Reference (Deposit): OF81-122 p. 122, Nos. 13-14
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 115-050
Reference (Reserve-Resource): OF77-649 p. 212
Reference (Deposit): IC7379 pp. 41-42
Reference (Deposit): MIN ENG 6112 p. 1353
Reference (Deposit): AMR 81-82
Reference (Deposit): MTA 82 No. F-33
Reference (Deposit): SR38 p. 46, No. 106
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