Commodities
PrimaryCopper
TertiaryMolybdenum, Tungsten, Lead, Zinc, Gold, Silver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model79: Porphyry Cu-Mo
Deposit sizeY
WorkingsSurface
Orebody formVEINS AND STRINGERS
Materials
Ore mineralsBornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Covellite, Digenite, Galena, Molybdenite, Powellite, Scheelite, Sphalerite
GangueAnhydrite, Barite, Calcite, Fluorite, Gypsum, Kaolinite, Magnetite, Pyrite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockQuartz Monzonite,Diorite · Nicloa Group
Associated rockDiorite · Bethsaida Granodiorite
StructureGuichon Creek Batholith, South Intermontare Belt, Lornex Fault, Highland Valley Fault
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1986
Discovery year1968
Identification
Deposit ID10084831
MRDS IDW700044
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates50.48316, -121.03459
References
DRUMMOND, A.D., AND GODWIN, C.I., 1976, HYPOGENE MINERALIZATION-- AN EMPIRICAL EVALUATION OF ALTERATION ZONING: CIM SPECIAL VOLUME 15, TABLE 2, P. 52-62.CORE SHED DISPLAY APPENDIX, 1990, VIII SYMPOSIUM, INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION ON THE GENESIS OF ORE DEPOSITS, OTTAWA, CANADA.CORE SHED DISPLAY APPENDIX, 1990.