Sunro

Past Producer in Canada with commodities Copper, Gold, Silver
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Mineral rights holdings
  9. Ownership information
  10. Reserves and resources
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10133214
MAS/MILS ID 1220140005
Record type Site
Current site name Sunro
Alternate or previous names Sunro Mine, Jordan River Mine,

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -124.018, 48.44979 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Cape Flattery(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Cape Flattery(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Geographic areas

Country
Canada

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Gold Secondary
Silver Secondary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -124.018, 48.44979

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1917
Year of first production 1962

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Patented

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Sunro Mines Ltd.
    Interest 100
    Home office Canada
    Year 1973

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1972
    Measured 1031000mt ore
    Demonstrated 1031000mt ore
    Total resources 1031000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 1.47 wt-pct Copper Major 1972
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1973
    Indicated 424000mt ore
    Demonstrated 424000mt ore
    Total resources 424000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 1.33 wt-pct Copper Major 1973

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MR 223, 1989, B.C.-175.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 16-JUL-1991 Porter, Kenneth E. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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