British Columbia
Plant

Equity Silver

British Columbia, Canada
CopperSilverAntimonyGold
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Commodities
PrimaryCopper, Silver
SecondaryAntimony, Gold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
WorkingsSurface
Materials
Other materialsArgentite, Arsenopyrite, Chalcopyrite, Dumortierite, Fluorite, Galena, Gold, Hematite, Magnetite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Scorzalite, Sericite, Sphalerite, Tetrahedrite, Tourmaline
Economic & production
Development statusPlant
First production1980
Discovery year1967
Identification
Deposit ID10118336
Alternate namesMain Zone, Sam Goosly Claims, Southern Tail Pit, The Equity Mine, Waterline Zone
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates54.1887, -126.26265
References
"EQUITY SILVER MINES CEASES OPERATIONS", SKILLINGS MININGREVIEW, 5 MAR 94, P. 9.NEY, CHARLES S., JHON M. ANDERSON AND ANDRE PANTELEYEV,DISCOVERY, GEOLOGIC SETTING AND STYLE OF MINERALIZATION,SAM GOOSLEY DEPOSIT, B.C.; CIM BULL., JULY, 1972, P.53-64WATSON, BARRY N., LARGE LOW GRADE SILVER DEPOSITS IN N.AMERICA; WORLD MINING, MARCH, 1977, P.44-50.COTTER, N.P., SEEK NEW AGREEMENT ON SAM GOOSLY PROJECT;NORTHERN MINER, APRIL 27, 1978, P.1, 12.SKILLING'S, CONSTRUCTION AT SAM GOOSLY MINE ON SCHEDULE;DEC.15, 1979, P.12.PROPERTY EVALUATION REPORT ON EQUITY SILVER MINE CANADA;PREPARED BY CHARLES RIVER ASSOCIATES, BOSTON MASS.,MAY 86.ANDERSON, SCOTT, PLACER'S NON-GOLD CANADIAN MINES;CANADIAN MINING JOURNAL, JUNE 1990, PP 39-40.EQUITY SILVER MINES LIMITED, A DESCRIPTION OF OPERATIONS;IN HOUSE REPORT PREPARED BY EQUITY SILVER MINES LTD.,FOR THE YEAR 1990.CANADIAN MINES HANDBOOK 1989-90, NORTHERN MINER PRESS, P164.ANONYMOUS, EQUITY SILVER: THE CHALLENGES AND THE SOLUTIONS,MINING MAGAZINE, JAN., 1988, PP 16-23.ANNETT, MARGARET AND WILLIAM; BC MINING TRIUMPH, CANADIANMINING JOURNAL, SEPT. 1987, PP 11-13.MARCHANT, P.B.; PRECIOUS METALS SCAVENGING AT EQUITYSILVER MINES LIMITED, CIM BULLETIN, JUNE 1986, PP 53-61.SORENSON, JEAN; CARBON IN LEACH CIRCUIT TO UP SILVER-GOLDRECOVERY AT EQUITY, CANADIAN MINING JOURNAL, NOV. 1984,PP 22-25.EDWARDS, C.R.; THE EQUITY LEACH PLANT, CIM BULLETIN, DEC.1985, PP 84-93.ANONYMOUS; EQUITY SILVER: COMPLEX METALLURGY RESOLVED,WESTERN MINER, AUG. 1981, PP 11-18.WESTERN MINER, JULY 1980 PP. 19-22.CANADIAN MINES HANDBOOK 1986-87, NORTHERN MINER PRESS,P.142.MINE RESERVES AND CURRENTLY PROMISING DEPOSITS, JAN. 1985,EMR CANADA, MR 209, P. 22.CANADIAN MINES HANDBOOK, 1991-92, P. 148."EQUITY SILVER LOOKS TO FUTURE", THE NORTHERN MINER,10 MAY 93, P. 41.