The Sun Group is a silver, lead, zinc, and copper mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 2,395 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 2,395 Feet (730 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Lead, Zinc, Copper
Lat, Long: 67.0786, -155.01890
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Sun Group MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Sun Group
Secondary: Jewel Creek
Secondary: Sun
Secondary: Picnic
Secondary: Hot
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Copper
Tertiary: Gold
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: Ambler Mining Co.
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1981
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
Deposit Size: L
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: Tetrahedrite
Unknown: Barite
Unknown: Chalcopyrite
Unknown: Feldspar
Unknown: Galena
Unknown: Graphite
Unknown: Muscovite
Unknown: Pyrite
Unknown: Quartz
Unknown: Sphalerite
Unknown: Actinolite
Comments
Comment (Ownership): OWNER ADDRESS: THE ANACONDA COMPANY 2550 DENALI ST. SUITE 1000 ANCHORAGE, ALASKA 99503 TELE: (907) 276-8115
Comment (Reserve-Resource): QUANTITY AT 50% LEVEL REFLECTS EVALUATORS CONCLUSIONS BASED ON INFORMATION PROVIDED MARCH 1981. COMMODITY SPECIALIST FILE CONTAINS NO RESERVES FIGURE.
References
Reference (Deposit): SR38 p. 7
Reference (Deposit): SR33 p. 8
Reference (Deposit): MTA 82 No. B-8
Reference (Deposit): AMR 81-82 p. 10
Reference (Deposit): SRI
Reference (Deposit): E&MJ 7905 p. 79, No. 18
Reference (Deposit): NWMA 1978
Reference (Deposit): OF77-166C
Reference (Deposit): AK INSIDE 751126
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 029-015
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