Past Producer

Island Copper

Canada
CopperGoldMolybdenumSilverRhenium
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Commodities
PrimaryCopper
SecondaryGold, Molybdenum, Silver
TertiaryRhenium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
WorkingsSurface
Materials
Other materialsBornite, Calcite, Chalcopyrite, Chlorite, Feldspar, Gold, Hematite, Laumontite, Magnetite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Quartz, Silver
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1971
Discovery year1965
Identification
Deposit ID10279222
RegionNA
Data scoreA
Coordinates50.59975, -127.47646
References
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