Sun Group

The Sun Group is a silver, lead, zinc, and copper mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 2,395 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: 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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