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Lornex

Producer in British Columbia, Canada with commodities Copper, Molybdenum, Gold, Silver
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Alteration
  8. Mineral occurrence model information
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Geologic structures
  12. Ore body information
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Ownership information
  15. Reserves and resources
  16. Workings at the site
  17. Links to other databases
  18. Bibliographic references
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10056492
MRDS ID TC00513
Record type Site
Current site name Lornex

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -121.03459, 50.48316 (WGS84)
Relative position 17 KM FROM LOGAN LAKE

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Canada British Columbia

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Molybdenum Primary
Gold Tertiary
Silver Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Bornite Ore
Chalcopyrite Ore
Molybdenite Ore
Anhydrite Gangue
Calcite Gangue
Chlorite Gangue
Epidote Gangue
Gypsum Gangue
Hematite Gangue
Magnetite Gangue
Montmorillonite Gangue
Pyrite Gangue
Quartz Gangue
Sericite Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Argillic, Phyllic, Potassic, Silicic, Propylitic; Distinct Propylitic Zone On The E Side Of The Orebody

Analytical data

Result OREBODY IS ENRICHED IN B, TI, AND V BUT ANOMALOUSLY LOW IN MN, SN, AND BA

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 79
USGS model code 21a
Deposit model name Porphyry Cu-Mo
Mark3 model number 2

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -121.03459, 50.48316
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Guichon Creek Batholith Iin The Intermontare Belt
Type of structure Local
Structure description Fracture Area At Contact Of Skeena Granodiorite With Bethsaida Quartz Monzonite

Ore body information

  • General form STRINGS, VEINS, AND FRACTURE FILLING

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1964
Discoverer Egil Lorentzen
Year of first production 1972

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Highland Valley Copper
  • Type Owner
    Owner Teck 13.9%, Cominco 50%, Rio Algom 33.6%, Highmont 2.5%

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1990
    Total resources 136000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 0.38 wt-pct Copper Major 1990
    Molybdenum Mo 0.013 wt-pct Molybdenum Major 1990

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Overall depth 347M
    Overall length 2057.4M
    Overall width 1500M

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CORE SHED DISPLAY APPENDIX, 1990, VIII SYMPOSIUM, INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION ON THE GENESIS OF ORE DEPOSITS, OTTAWA, CANADA

  • Production

    CORE SHED DISPLAY APPENDIX, 1990.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-OCT-1990 Bolm, Karen S. U.S. Geological Survey

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Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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