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Sunrise Canyon

Prospect in Alaska, United States with commodity Manganese
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Land status
  11. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10258634
MRDS ID A012526
MAS/MILS ID 0021130001
Record type Site
Current site name Sunrise Canyon
Alternate or previous names Sunshine Manganese, Taku Manganese
Related records 10001742

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -133.95888, 58.08725 (WGS84)
Elevation 823
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Juneau(Borough)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Taku River A-6(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Juneau SE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Taku River(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Central Southeast Alaska(hydrologic accounting unit)

Southeast Alaska(hydrologic subregion)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Tongass National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Copper River 044 S 070 E 03 SENWNW Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Manganese Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -133.95888, 58.08725
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category State

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Henry T. Olson, John Hermle, J. F. Mullen
    Interest 100
    Home office Alaska
    Year 1976

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Comments on the references

  • PITTMAN, T.L., 1957, SUNRISE CANYON MANGANESE: USBM EXAM. RP

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit DISCOVERY 1935; STAKED 1940; CURRENTLY ACTIVE 1976. SHALLOW PITS, TRENCHES, TRAIL AND CABIN ON SLOCUM INLET. DEPOSIT: MN-BEARING VEINS IN SCHISTOSE QUARTZ PHYLLITE. NEED DRILLING & TRENCHING TO FIND PARALLEL VEINS OF GREAT ENOUGH WIDTH AND FREQUENCY. ALSO NEED TECHNIQUE TO RECOVER MN AND REJECT SIO2. TESTING FAILED TO PRODUCE MARKETABLE CONCENTRATE CONTAINING 48% MN.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 12-FEB-1988 Map U.S. Bureau of Mines

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