| Deposit ID | 10257780 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | A010669 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0020290015 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Sun Group |
| Alternate or previous names | Jewel Creek, Sun, Picnic, Hot |
| Related records | 10000486 |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -155.02231, 67.07818 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 730 |
| Location accuracy | 100(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Northwest Arctic(Borough)
Alaska(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Survey Pass A-5(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)
Survey Pass S(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Survey Pass(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper Kobuk River(hydrologic unit)
Kobuk-Selawik Rivers(hydrologic accounting unit)
Northwest(hydrologic subregion)
Alaska(hydrologic region)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| United States | Alaska |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kateel River | 019 N | 018 E | 06 | W2W2W2 | Alaska |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Gold | Tertiary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Actinolite | Unknown |
| Barite | Unknown |
| Chalcopyrite | Unknown |
| Feldspar | Unknown |
| Galena | Unknown |
| Graphite | Unknown |
| Muscovite | Unknown |
| Pyrite | Unknown |
| Quartz | Unknown |
| Sphalerite | Unknown |
| Tetrahedrite | Unknown |
| Ore Body (1) | -155.02231, 67.07818 |
|---|
| Strike | N45E | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dip | 45S | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thickness | 10M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Length | 3000M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Width | 200M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Area | 72HA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Depth to top | 100M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Prospect |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Large |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1973 |
| District name | Ambler |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Located Claim |
|---|
| Ownership category | Federal |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Ambler Mining Co. |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Alaska |
| Year | 1981 |
| Type of workings | Underground | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Length | 4400M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Overall depth | 100M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0020290015 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | A010669 | MAS references MRDS |
AK INSIDE 751126
NWMA 1978
SRI
E&MJ 7905 p. 79, No. 18
AMR 81-82 p. 10
MTA 82 No. B-8
SR33 p. 8
SR38 p. 7
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 18-JUL-95 | Dwb | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.
These are landing pages for further research — the state agencies don't currently expose per-mine deep links.