The Sunrise is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 801 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: 801 Feet (244 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 58.8639, -136.79390
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Sunrise MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Sunrise
Secondary: Sunrise Group
Secondary: Sunrise Extension No. 1
Secondary: South
Secondary: North
Secondary: Sunrise Extension
Secondary: Sunrise Nos. 1-7
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Tungsten
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
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Unknown
Mining Method: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1936
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: Albite
Unknown: Arsenopyrite
Unknown: Quartz
Unknown: Pyrrhotite
Unknown: Pyrite
Unknown: Plagioclase
Unknown: Mica
Unknown: Gold
Unknown: Chalcopyrite
Unknown: Calcite
Unknown: Apatite
Unknown: Andesine
Unknown: Zoisite
Comments
Comment (Exploration): CLAIMS LAPSED. NO CURRENT OWNER.
References
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 111-027
Reference (Deposit): B1058B p. 38
Reference (Deposit): P632 pp. 62-63
Reference (Deposit): MF436
Reference (Deposit): OF78-316 p. 61
Reference (Deposit): OF78-494 pp. C233-C234
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