Sunnyside

Prospect in Alaska, United States with commodities Copper, 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. 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. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10258567
MAS/MILS ID 0020960089
Record type Site
Current site name Sunnyside
Alternate or previous names Galena Bay Mining Co., Simonstad-Hendrie, Yellow Dog, Forget-Me-Not, Anvil, Summit Sw

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -146.60144, 60.89099 (WGS84)
Elevation 503
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Valdez-Cordova(Census area)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Cordova D-7(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Cordova NW(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Cordova(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Eastern Prince William Sound(hydrologic unit)

Prince William Sound(hydrologic accounting unit)

South Central Alaska(hydrologic subregion)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Tatitlek Corporation(ANCSA Village)

ANCSA Village NTVPIC(Type of land area)

NTVPIC(Federal land areas administered by NTVPIC)

Chugach 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 011 S 008 W 26 SENENW Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Tertiary
Zinc Critical Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -146.60144, 60.89099

Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • See file 0020960082 CHIEF COUNTRY ROCK GREENSTONE WITH SOME GRAYWACKE AND SLATE. ORE MINERALS CHALCOPYRITE, PYRRHOTITE, PYRITE, SPHALERITE.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Patented
Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner S. O. Simenstad
    Home office Idaho
    Year 1978
  • Type Operator
    Owner Copper River Exploration Co.
    Year 1978

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 20-DEC-1988 Wlg U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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

Authoritative Alaska resources

These are landing pages for further research — the state agencies don't currently expose per-mine deep links.