Sunrise

Prospect in Alaska, United States with commodities Copper, Gold, Silver, Tungsten
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. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10185603
MRDS ID A013159
MAS/MILS ID 0021110032
Record type Site
Current site name Sunrise
Alternate or previous names Sunrise Group, Sunrise Extension No. 1, South, North, Sunrise Extension, Sunrise Nos. 1-7
Related records 10002256

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Claim
Geographic coordinates: -136.79602, 58.86362 (WGS84)
Elevation 244
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Hoonah-Angoon(Census area)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Mount Fairweather D-3(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Mount Fairweather NE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Mount Fairweather(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Glacier Bay(hydrologic unit)

Northern Southeast Alaska(hydrologic accounting unit)

Southeast Alaska(hydrologic subregion)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Glacier Bay National Park(National Park)

National Park NPS(Type of land area)

NPS(Federal land areas administered by NPS)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Copper River 035 S 052 E 06 S2SEN2 Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Tertiary
Gold Primary
Silver Tertiary
Tungsten Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Albite Unknown
Andesine Unknown
Apatite Unknown
Arsenopyrite Unknown
Calcite Unknown
Chalcopyrite Unknown
Gold Unknown
Mica Unknown
Plagioclase Unknown
Pyrite Unknown
Pyrrhotite Unknown
Quartz Unknown
Zoisite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Claim (1) -136.79602, 58.86362

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Area 10HA
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 FISSURE VEIN
    Shape of Orebody #1 LENTICULAR
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Primary Ore Control FRACTURING
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. SLIGHT
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 UNKNOWN
    Total Surface Area (HA) 10
    Date of Last Modification 830408

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1936

Comments on exploration

  • CLAIMS LAPSED. NO CURRENT OWNER.

Mining district

District name Juneau District

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category National Wilderness

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Ownership

    ALASKA KARDEX 111-027

  • Deposit

    B1058B p. 38

  • Deposit

    P632 pp. 62-63

  • Deposit

    MF436

  • Deposit

    OF78-316 p. 61

  • Deposit

    OF78-494 pp. C233-C234

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 12-FEB-1988 Sbh 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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