Sunshine Creek Prospect (CS), Bud Group, Shungnak Mining District, Northwest Arctic Borough, Alaska, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Sunshine Creek Prospect (CS) | Prospect |
| Bud Group | Exploration Area |
| Shungnak Mining District | Mining District |
| Northwest Arctic Borough | Borough |
| Alaska | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
67° 13' 11'' North , 156° 37' 47'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Kobuk | 158 (2017) | 36.4km |
Bud Group claim (near VABM Ruby) may be located 2 km west of the location shown of the Sunshine Creek prospect shown here. This discrepancy may be due to changes in claim group names and locations during various years (unpublished information, Kennecott Exploration Co.)
Location: Located on the ridge east of VABM Ruby west of the Shungnak River in T. 21 N., R. 10 E., Kateel River Meridian. Shown as locality 40 in Mayfield and Grybeck (1978) and accurate to within 2000 ft. (600 m).
Geology: Prospect hosted in Ambler sequence of metamorphosed Devonian and Mississippian volcanic, volcaniclastic, and sedimentary rocks. Ore minerals are concentrated in a felsic tuffaceous sedimentary section of rocks containing numerous basalt sills and flows immediataly above a basal carbonate section (Hitzmann and others, 1986, p. 1592-1618). Two mineralized horizons are identified having a strike length of about 5000 ft (1.6 km) (Nana Development Corp., written commun., 1997).
Workings: Surface sampling and mapping and 10 drill holes.
Age: Devonian
Commodities (Major) - Cu, Pb, Zn
Development Status: No
Deposit Model: Kuroko
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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
3 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ Malachite Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Malachite | 5.BA.10 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Cu | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS - Alaska: | AR028 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
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- Brooks RangeMountain Range
- Rocky MountainsMountain Range
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- Brooks Range DomainVolcanic Arc
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