British Columbia
Producer

Similco

British Columbia, Canada
CopperGoldSilver
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Commodities
PrimaryCopper
SecondaryGold, Silver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
WorkingsSurface
Materials
Other materialsBornite, Chalcopyrite, Magnetite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1972
Discovery year1884
Identification
Deposit ID10133562
Alternate namesIngerbelle, Alabama Zone, Similkameen Mine, Copper Mountain, Similkameen Division, Ingerbelle East
RegionNA
Data scoreA
Coordinates49.33313, -120.51791
References
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