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Island Copper

Producer in British Columbia, Canada with commodities Copper, Molybdenum, Lead, Zinc
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Reserves and resources
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10084829
MRDS ID W700042
Record type Site
Current site name Island Copper
Alternate or previous names Port Hardy

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -127.46813, 50.59975 (WGS84)

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
Lead Tertiary
Zinc Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Bornite Ore
Galena Ore
Hematite Ore
Magnetite Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Actinolite Gangue
Dumortierite Gangue
Pyrophyllite Gangue
Vermiculite Gangue

Analytical data

Result RH IS FOUND IN THE MOS2 CONCENTRATE.

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 53
USGS model code 17
Deposit model name Porphyry Cu
Mark3 model number 4

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Jurassic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Jurassic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Jurassic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock
    Rock unit name Bonanza Formation
    Rock description Bonanza Formation
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -127.46813, 50.59975
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1976
    Total resources 257000000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 0.52 wt-pct Copper Major 1976
    Molybdenum MoS2 0.03 wt-pct Molybdenum Major 1976

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    DRUMMOND, A.D., AND GODWIN, C.I., 1976, HYPOGENE MINERALIZATION-- AN EMPIRICAL EVALUATON OF ALTERATION ZONING: CIM SPECIAL VOLUME 15, TABLE 2, P. 52-62

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-1988 Mosier, Dan 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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