Smucker

Prospect in Alaska, United States with commodities Copper, Lead, Silver, Zinc
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Mineral rights holdings
  13. Land status
  14. Ownership information
  15. Workings at the site
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10232919
MAS/MILS ID 0020280033
Record type Site
Current site name Smucker
Alternate or previous names Sunshine Mng. Co., Anaconda Co., A Claims - Resource, Smucker - Sunshine, Dno, Resource Associates, Az Claims - Resource, Smucker - Resource, Vabm 3225 Sleet

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -157.17409, 67.29124 (WGS84)
Elevation 610
Location accuracy 10(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Northwest Arctic(Borough)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Ambler River B-3(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Ambler River SE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Ambler River C(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Middle Kobuk River(hydrologic unit)

Kobuk-Selawik Rivers(hydrologic accounting unit)

Northwest(hydrologic subregion)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Kateel River 022 N 008 E 18 SW Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Lead Primary
Silver Primary
Zinc Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Unknown
Galena Unknown
Sphalerite Unknown
Tetrahedrite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -157.17409, 67.29124

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N90E
    Dip 40S
    Thickness 6M
    Length 900M
    Width 823M
    Area 75HA
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 STRATIFORM
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Primary mode of Origin SEDIMENTATION
    Primary Ore Control IGNEOUS
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. UNKNOWN
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 UNKNOWN
    Strike And Dip N90E:40S
    Total Surface Area (HA) 75
    Date of Last Modification 840622

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1973

Mining district

District name Ambler

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category Federal

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Anaconda Minerals Co. (Division Of Atlantic Richfield)
    Home office Alaska
    Year 1982
  • Type Owner
    Owner Sunshine Mining Co.
    Year 1984

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 8500M
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method PROPOSED
    Mining Method SUBLEVEL 10-43
    Percent Recovery 100
    Hardness of Rock HARDROCK FISSURED WITH MODERATE WATER
    Rock Characteristics MULTIPLE SYSTEMS OF WEAKNESS PLANES
    Rock Support Chars. SUPPORTING MAY BACK SLAB
    Mine Support Chars. POST, HEADBOARD, CAPS, ROOF BOLTS
    Avg. Length of Adits (m) 900
    Number of Adits 1
    Capacity 2500
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Unit Production Cost 68.87
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 330
    Operating Shifts per Day 2
    Year of Information 1984

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Comments on the references

  • HEATWOLE, D.A., 1984

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 29-MAR-1988 Ges U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

Authoritative Alaska resources

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