Sunrise No. 1 Prospect, Fairbanks Mining District, Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Sunrise No. 1 Prospect | Prospect |
| Fairbanks Mining District | Mining District |
| Fairbanks North Star Borough | Borough |
| Alaska | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
65° 4' 22'' North , 147° 25' 29'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Fox | 417 (2011) | 15.7km |
| Farmers Loop | 4,853 (2017) | 22.4km |
| Two Rivers | 719 (2011) | 28.8km |
| Fairbanks | 32,325 (2017) | 29.5km |
| College | 12,964 (2011) | 29.9km |
Mindat Locality ID:
200226
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:200226:5
GUID (UUID V4):
b5a181cb-50ce-452e-837e-7565c75e9ceb
Location: Cobb (1972, MF-413), loc. 40; NE1/4SW1/4 sec. 19, T. 3 N., R. 2 E., of the Fairbanks Meridian. The Sunrise prospect is at the confluence of Cleary Creek and Chatham Creek.
Geology: By 1913, a short adit had been driven to explore an east-west trending shear zone that dips 25 S. (Chapin, 1914). A short drift was driven on the shear about 25 feet from the portal. The quartz-rich portion of the shear is 1 foot thick and contains iron-oxide-stained ribbon quartz in brecciated schist and clay gouge. No sulfides were seen in the shear zone underground however, quartz on the dumps is stained by antimony oxides. The total length of the adit is unknown because flooding made it inaccessible 30 feet from the portal (Chapin, 1914). The prospect was examined in 1942 as a possible source of antimony but was not developed due to insufficient grade and thickness of antimony mineralization (Killeen and Mertie, 1951).
Workings: By 1913, a short adit had been driven to explore an east-west trending, shear zone that dips 25 S. (Chapin, 1914). A short drift was driven on the shear about 25 feet from the portal. The total length of the adit is unknown because flooding made it inaccessible 30 feet from the portal.
Alteration: Cavities in quartz are filled with limonite.
Commodities (Major) - Au?; (Minor) - Sb
Development Status: None
Deposit Model: Gold-quartz vein.
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This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
2 valid minerals.
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Gold ? | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Stibnite | 2.DB.05 | Sb2S3 |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Limonite' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| S | Sulfur | |
|---|---|---|
| S | ⓘ Stibnite | Sb2S3 |
| Sb | Antimony | |
| Sb | ⓘ Stibnite | Sb2S3 |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | ⓘ Gold | Au |
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