Description
Frobisher Exploration (Now Falconbridge Ltd.)
Commodities
PrimaryCopper
SecondaryCobalt, Gold, Silver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model91: Massive sulfide, Besshi (Japanese deposits)
Deposit sizeN
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Cobaltite, Cubanite, Gold, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Sphalerite
GangueAnkerite, Biotite, Calcite, Chlorite, Cordierite, Galena, Graphite, Hematite, Magnetite, Quartz, Siderite, Stilpnomelane
Geology
Host rockMeta-Argillite
Tectonic settingAllochthonous Alexander Terrane, Insular Tectonic Belt
AlterationSilicification, Chloritization; Chlorite, Carbonate Regional Haloes
Economic & production
Development statusProspect
Discovery year1958
Identification
Deposit ID10097336
MRDS IDTC00510
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates59.73305, -137.73553
References
CORE SHED DISPLAY APPENDIX, 1990, VIII SYMPOSIUM, INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION ON THE GENESIS OF ORE DEPOSITS, OTTAWA, CANADA.HARPER, G., 1990, GEOLOGY AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE WINDY CRAGGY PROJECT IN BRITISH COLUMBIA [ABST.]: MINING IS ALIVE IN DENVER (ANNOUNCEMENT FOR 1991 SME, AIME, AND WAAIME ANNUAL MEETING), P.58.