Sun; Picnic Creek; Hot Prospects, Shungnak Mining District, Northwest Arctic Borough, Alaska, USAi
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Sun; Picnic Creek; Hot Prospects | Group of Prospects |
Shungnak Mining District | Mining District |
Northwest Arctic Borough | Borough |
Alaska | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
67° 4' 13'' North , 155° 2' 34'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Group of Prospects
Köppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
200220
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:200220:3
GUID (UUID V4):
0aa62fbd-6ece-44c3-8aa0-82fc8e6c256f
Location: This site represents several prospects in an approximately 12-square-mile area northeast of Beaver Creek. The coordinates are for the center of the area in the SE1/4 of sec. 1, T. 19 N., R. 17 E., of the Kateel River Meridian. The location is accurate to within 2000 ft. The site corresponds to localities 68 and 69 of Grybeck and Nelson (1981).
Geology: The Sun deposit consists of stratiform, banded, massive to semi-massive sulfides in a series of elongate, southwest-plunging, lenticular bodies along three distinct mineral horizons. An upper horizon is silver, lead, and zinc rich, a middle horizon is copper rich, and a lower horizon is copper and zinc rich. According to Zdepski (1980), the Sun prospect is in a 5,000-foot-thick sequence of Devonian felsic to andesitic volcanic, volcaniclastic and intercalated pelitic sedimentary rocks separated into upper and lower units by calcareous metabasite beds of variable thickness. The upper unit of metarhyolite and related rocks contains all of the identified massive sulfides; the lower unit is dominantly pelitic schist and metarhyolite. As described by Andover Ventures (2008, Sun), the Sun deposit was found in the mid-1970's by Sunshine Mining Company and has been variously studied by Anaconda Minerals, Noranda Mining, and Teck Cominco. The Sun deposit consists of 13 SUN claims and 12 HOT claims and has been extensively drilled. As of June 2007, Andover has staked 68, 160-acre claims adjacent to the Sun deposit and drilled 20 holes in 2007 (Andover Ventures, 2007, Andover-Sun; 2008, Sun). The results for 13 of the holes have been released. Some notable intercepts include: 10.94 meters of 2.34 percent copper, 0.77 percent lead, 5.98 percent zinc, 68.1 grams of silver per ton, and 0.266 gram of gram of gold per ton; 5.08 meters with 4.34 percent copper, 0.58 percent lead, 2.76 percent zinc, 99.1 grams of silver per ton, and 0.199 gram of gold per ton; 37.01 meters of 1.17 percent copper, 1.85 percent lead, 7.26 percent zinc, 44.0 grams of silver per ton and 0.179 gram of gold per ton; and 11.0 meters of 1.07 percent copper, 5.38 percent lead, 16.54 percent zinc, 88.6 grams of silver per ton, and 0.210 gram of gold per ton. Andover Ventures (2008, Sun) cites a 1976 Anaconda report that the main Sun deposit contains 12,500,000 tons of inferred resources with a grade of 1.8 percent copper, 5.3 percent zinc, 2.6 ounces per ton of silver, and 1.8 percent lead. Andover also cites a 1977, Anaconda preliminary feasibility study that gives the 'inferred resources' amenable to open-pit mining at SUN as: 1) 2,399,000 tons with a grade of 1.93 percent copper, 4.51 percent zinc, 2.39 ounces of silver per ton, and 1.20 percent lead, and 2) 17,891,000 tons of material with a grade of 1.91 percent copper, 4.46 percent zinc, 2.37 ounces of silver per ton, and 1.18 percent lead.
Workings: Andover Ventures (2008, Sun) cites a 1976 Anaconda report that the main Sun deposit contains 12,500,000 tons of inferred resources with a grade of 1.8 percent copper, 5.3 percent zinc, 2.6 ounces per ton of silver, and 1.8 percent lead. Andover also cites a 1977, Anaconda preliminary feasibility study that gives the 'inferred resources' amenable to open-pit mining at SUN as: 1) 2,399,000 tons with a grade of 1.93 percent copper, 4.51 percent zinc, 2.39 ounces of silver per ton, and 1.20 percent lead, and 2) 17,891,000 tons of material with a grade of 1.91 percent copper, 4.46 percent zinc, 2.37 ounces of silver per ton, and 1.18 percent lead.
Age: Devonian, based on radiometric and fossil determinations.
Reserves: Andover Ventures (2008) cites a 1976 Anaconda report that the main Sun deposit contains 12,500,000 tons of ore with a grade of 1.8 percent copper, 5.3 percent zinc, 2.6 ounces per ton of silver, and 1.8 percent lead in 'inferred resources'. Andover also cites a 1977, Anaconda preliminary feasibility study that gives the 'inferred resources' at SUN as: 1) 2,399,000 tons of material with a grade of 1.93 percent copper, 4.51 percent zinc, 2.39 ounces of silver per ton, and 1.20 percent lead that can be mined from an open pit, and 2) 17,891,000 tons of material with a grade of 1.91 percent copper, 4.46 percent zinc, 2.37 ounces of silver per ton, and 1.18 percent lead.
Commodities (Major) - Ag, Au, Cu, Pb, Zn
Development Status: None
Deposit Model: Kuroko massive sulfide (Cox and Singer, 1986; model 28a).
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
15 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Actinolite Formula: ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 |
ⓘ Arsenopyrite Formula: FeAsS |
ⓘ Baryte Formula: BaSO4 |
ⓘ Bornite Formula: Cu5FeS4 |
ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
ⓘ Calcite var. Iron-bearing Calcite Formula: (Ca,Fe)CO3 |
ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
ⓘ Cymrite Formula: BaAl2Si2(O,OH)8 · H2O |
ⓘ Dolomite Formula: CaMg(CO3)2 |
ⓘ Dolomite var. Iron-bearing Dolomite Formula: Ca(Mg,Fe)(CO3)2 |
ⓘ Enargite Formula: Cu3AsS4 |
ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS |
ⓘ Muscovite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
ⓘ Sphalerite Formula: ZnS |
ⓘ Stilpnomelane Formula: (K,Ca,Na)(Fe,Mg,Al)8(Si,Al)12(O,OH)36 · nH2O |
ⓘ Tremolite Formula: ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
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ⓘ | Bornite | 2.BA.15 | Cu5FeS4 |
ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
ⓘ | Arsenopyrite | 2.EB.20 | FeAsS |
ⓘ | Enargite | 2.KA.05 | Cu3AsS4 |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
ⓘ | Calcite var. Iron-bearing Calcite | 5.AB.05 | (Ca,Fe)CO3 |
ⓘ | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 | |
ⓘ | Dolomite var. Iron-bearing Dolomite | 5.AB.10 | Ca(Mg,Fe)(CO3)2 |
ⓘ | 5.AB.10 | CaMg(CO3)2 | |
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
ⓘ | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
ⓘ | Tremolite | 9.DE.10 | ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
ⓘ | Actinolite | 9.DE.10 | ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 |
ⓘ | Muscovite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
ⓘ | Cymrite | 9.EG.05 | BaAl2Si2(O,OH)8 · H2O |
ⓘ | Stilpnomelane | 9.EG.40 | (K,Ca,Na)(Fe,Mg,Al)8(Si,Al)12(O,OH)36 · nH2O |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | ⓘ Actinolite | ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 |
H | ⓘ Cymrite | BaAl2Si2(O,OH)8 · H2O |
H | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
H | ⓘ Stilpnomelane | (K,Ca,Na)(Fe,Mg,Al)8(Si,Al)12(O,OH)36 · nH2O |
H | ⓘ Tremolite | ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
C | Carbon | |
C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
C | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
C | ⓘ Calcite var. Iron-bearing Calcite | (Ca,Fe)CO3 |
C | ⓘ Dolomite var. Iron-bearing Dolomite | Ca(Mg,Fe)(CO3)2 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Actinolite | ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 |
O | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
O | ⓘ Cymrite | BaAl2Si2(O,OH)8 · H2O |
O | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
O | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
O | ⓘ Stilpnomelane | (K,Ca,Na)(Fe,Mg,Al)8(Si,Al)12(O,OH)36 · nH2O |
O | ⓘ Tremolite | ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
O | ⓘ Calcite var. Iron-bearing Calcite | (Ca,Fe)CO3 |
O | ⓘ Dolomite var. Iron-bearing Dolomite | Ca(Mg,Fe)(CO3)2 |
Na | Sodium | |
Na | ⓘ Stilpnomelane | (K,Ca,Na)(Fe,Mg,Al)8(Si,Al)12(O,OH)36 · nH2O |
Mg | Magnesium | |
Mg | ⓘ Actinolite | ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 |
Mg | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
Mg | ⓘ Stilpnomelane | (K,Ca,Na)(Fe,Mg,Al)8(Si,Al)12(O,OH)36 · nH2O |
Mg | ⓘ Tremolite | ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
Mg | ⓘ Dolomite var. Iron-bearing Dolomite | Ca(Mg,Fe)(CO3)2 |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | ⓘ Cymrite | BaAl2Si2(O,OH)8 · H2O |
Al | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Al | ⓘ Stilpnomelane | (K,Ca,Na)(Fe,Mg,Al)8(Si,Al)12(O,OH)36 · nH2O |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Actinolite | ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 |
Si | ⓘ Cymrite | BaAl2Si2(O,OH)8 · H2O |
Si | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
Si | ⓘ Stilpnomelane | (K,Ca,Na)(Fe,Mg,Al)8(Si,Al)12(O,OH)36 · nH2O |
Si | ⓘ Tremolite | ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | ⓘ Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
S | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
S | ⓘ Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
S | ⓘ Enargite | Cu3AsS4 |
S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
S | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
K | Potassium | |
K | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
K | ⓘ Stilpnomelane | (K,Ca,Na)(Fe,Mg,Al)8(Si,Al)12(O,OH)36 · nH2O |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | ⓘ Actinolite | ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 |
Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
Ca | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
Ca | ⓘ Stilpnomelane | (K,Ca,Na)(Fe,Mg,Al)8(Si,Al)12(O,OH)36 · nH2O |
Ca | ⓘ Tremolite | ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
Ca | ⓘ Calcite var. Iron-bearing Calcite | (Ca,Fe)CO3 |
Ca | ⓘ Dolomite var. Iron-bearing Dolomite | Ca(Mg,Fe)(CO3)2 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Actinolite | ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 |
Fe | ⓘ Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
Fe | ⓘ Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Fe | ⓘ Stilpnomelane | (K,Ca,Na)(Fe,Mg,Al)8(Si,Al)12(O,OH)36 · nH2O |
Fe | ⓘ Calcite var. Iron-bearing Calcite | (Ca,Fe)CO3 |
Fe | ⓘ Dolomite var. Iron-bearing Dolomite | Ca(Mg,Fe)(CO3)2 |
Cu | Copper | |
Cu | ⓘ Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Cu | ⓘ Enargite | Cu3AsS4 |
Zn | Zinc | |
Zn | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
As | Arsenic | |
As | ⓘ Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
As | ⓘ Enargite | Cu3AsS4 |
Ba | Barium | |
Ba | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
Ba | ⓘ Cymrite | BaAl2Si2(O,OH)8 · H2O |
Pb | Lead | |
Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
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