British Columbia
Producer

Lornex

British Columbia, Canada
CopperMolybdenumGoldSilver
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Description

Egil Lorentzen

Commodities
PrimaryCopper, Molybdenum
TertiaryGold, Silver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model79: Porphyry Cu-Mo
Deposit sizeY
WorkingsSurface
Orebody formSTRINGS, VEINS, AND FRACTURE FILLING
Materials
Ore mineralsBornite, Chalcopyrite, Molybdenite
GangueAnhydrite, Calcite, Chlorite, Epidote, Gypsum, Hematite, Magnetite, Montmorillonite, Pyrite, Quartz, Sericite
Geology
Host rockDiorite
Associated rockDiorite
StructureGuichon Creek Batholith Iin The Intermontare Belt, Fracture Area At Contact Of Skeena Granodiorite With Bethsaida Quartz Monzonite
AlterationArgillic, Phyllic, Potassic, Silicic, Propylitic; Distinct Propylitic Zone On The E Side Of The Orebody
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1972
Discovery year1964
Identification
Deposit ID10056492
MRDS IDTC00513
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates50.48316, -121.03459
References
CORE SHED DISPLAY APPENDIX, 1990, VIII SYMPOSIUM, INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION ON THE GENESIS OF ORE DEPOSITS, OTTAWA, CANADACORE SHED DISPLAY APPENDIX, 1990.