Description
C.H. Foote And A. Langdow
Commodities
PrimaryMolybdenum
TertiaryCopper, Tungsten, Bismuth
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model80: Porphyry Mo, low-F
Deposit sizeY
WorkingsSurface
Orebody formELONGATED ELLIPTICALLY-SHAPED
Materials
Ore mineralsBismutite, Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Ferrimolybdite, Magnetite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Scheelite
GangueCalcite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockQuartz Monzonite · Endako Quartz Monzonite
Associated rockQuartz Monzonite · Endako Quartz Monzonite
StructureIntermontane Cordiller And Belt, Faults. South Boundary Fault West Basalt Fault, Casey Fault. Taillings Creek Fault
AlterationHydrothermal, K-Feldspar, Sericite, Kaolinite
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1965
Discovery year1927
Identification
Deposit ID10079686
MRDS IDW029768
Alternate namesStella, Canex
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates54.03313, -126.10154
References
SRC.REF: CRANSTONE, D.A. AND HAMILTON, S.A. 1974 IN MR 166KIMURA, E. BYSOUTH, G.D. AND DRUMMOND, A. 1976: ENDAKO IN: CIM. SPECIAL VOLUME NO.15 PP.444-453CRANSTONE, D.A. AND HAMILTON, S.A. 1976: CANADIAN RESERVES OF CU, NI, PB, ZN, MO, AG, AU. ENERGY MINES AND RESOURCES CANADA MR 166KIMURA, E. AND DRUMMOND, A. 1969: HYDROTHERMAL ALTERATION AT ENDAKO-A COMPARISON TO EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES. CAN. MIN. MET. BULL. 62.687CARR, J.M. 1965 GEOLOGY OF THE ENDAKO AREA. ANNUAL REPORT B.C. DEPT OF MINES FOR 1965, PP.114-134ENDAKO, 1966, ANNUAL REPORT.STEPHENS, F., 1965, ENDAKO MINES: WESTERN MINER, MAY.DAVENPORT, W., JUNE 1969, ORAL COMMUN. ON RHENIUM.FINANCIAL POST, SURVEY OF MINES 1978, P.262