Sunshine Mng. Co.

The Sunshine Mng. Co. is a copper, lead, silver, and zinc mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 2,001 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

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Site Name

Primary: Sunshine Mng. Co.
Secondary: Anaconda Co.
Secondary: A Claims - Resource
Secondary: Smucker
Secondary: Smucker - Sunshine
Secondary: Dno
Secondary: Resource Associates
Secondary: Az Claims - Resource
Secondary: Smucker - Resource
Secondary: Vabm 3225 Sleet

Commodity

Primary: Copper
Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver
Primary: Zinc

Location

State: Alaska
District: Ambler

Land Status

Land ownership: Federal
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: Sunshine Mining Co.
Info Year: 1984

Owner Name: Anaconda Minerals Co. (Division Of Atlantic Richfield)
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1982

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1973
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N

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: Chalcopyrite
Unknown: Galena
Unknown: Sphalerite
Unknown: Tetrahedrite

Comments

Comment (Reference): HEATWOLE, D.A., 1984

References

Reference (Deposit): OF81-570A

Reference (Deposit): GR75

Reference (Deposit): AMR 81-82 p. 10

Reference (Deposit): MTA 82 No. A-20

Reference (Deposit): SR33 p. 8

Reference (Deposit): SR38 pp. 7, 42, No. 11

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 028-055

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 028-080

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 028-098

Reference (Deposit): OF77-166C

Reference (Deposit): E&MJ 7905 p. 79, No. 15

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