Mine detail: Sun

Previously called 'HotPicnic Creek'

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Location

Lat / long: 67.06958, -155.04341

Resource(M)

Primary: Lead, Copper, Gold, Silver, Zinc
Ore: Arsenopyrite, Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Enargite, Galena, Sphalerite
Gangue: Actinolite, Barite, Muscovite, Quartz, Tremolite, Cymrite

Production

Operation type: Unknown
Development status: Prospect

Geology

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Host type:Rhyolite
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Associated type:Rhyolite

References

MRDSA011912
DEP10001201
Reference{Deposit:: Garland, R.E., Eakins, G.R., Trible, T.C., and McClintock, W.W., 1975, Geochemical analysis of rock and stream-sediment samples from Survey Pass A-4, A-5, A-6, B-4, B-5, and B-6 quadrangles: Alaska Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys Open-File Report 67, 4 p, 4 sheets, scale 1:63,360.}{Deposit:: Sicherman, H.A., Russell, R.H., and Fikkan, P.R., 1976, The geology and mineralization of the Ambler district, Alaska: Spokane, Wash., Bear Creek Mining Company, 22 p.}{Deposit:: Marrs, C.D., 1978, Geology of the Sun massive sulfide deposit, Ambler district, Alaska [abs.]: Northwest Mining Association, 84th Annual Convention, Spokane, Washington, Nov. 29-Dec. 2, 1978.}{Deposit:: Smith, T.E., Profett, J.M., Heatwole, D.A., and Seklemian, R.W., 1977, Geologic setting of base metal massive sulfide deposits, Ambler district, northwest Alaska [abs.]: Alaska Geological Society Symposium, 6th, Anchorage, April 1977, Abstracts with Program, p. 41-42.}{Deposit:: Smith, T.E., Profett, J.M., and Heatwole, D.A., 1979, Ambler schist belt of northwest Alaska--host terrane for volcanogenic base metal massive sulfide deposits of mid-Paleozoic age [abs.]: Geoscience Forum, 7th, Whitehorse,. Yukon Territory, December 1979, Abstracts, p. 6.}{Deposit:: Zdepski, J.M., 1980, Stratigraphy, mineralogy and zonal relations of the Sun massive-sulfide deposit, Ambler district, northwest Alaska: University of Alaska, Fairbanks, M.Sc. thesis, 93 p.}{Deposit:: Grybeck, D.J., and Nelson, S.W., 1981, Mineral deposit map of the Survey Pass quadrangle, Brooks Range, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF-1176-F, 1 sheet, scale 1:250,000.}
ReporterS.W. Nelson