Texada

Past Producer in Canada with commodities Copper, Gold, Iron, Silver
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Ore body information
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mining district
  10. Mineral rights holdings
  11. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10133413
MAS/MILS ID 1220140003
Record type Site
Current site name Texada
Alternate or previous names Texada Mine

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -124.57135, 49.71978 (WGS84)
Elevation 7

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Canada

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Tertiary
Gold Tertiary
Iron Tertiary
Silver Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -124.57135, 49.71978

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Depth to top 0M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 BRECCIA FILL
    Shape of Orebody #1 PIPELIKE
    Type of Orebody #2 REPLACEMENT
    Shape of Orebody #2 IRREGULAR
    Shape of Orebody #3 LENTICULAR
    Primary mode of Origin CONT METASOMATIC
    Primary Ore Control IGNEOUS
    Secondary Ore Control LITHOLOGY
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. INTENSE
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 CARBONATE SILIC
    Strike And Dip N90E:
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Date of Last Modification 791101

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Year of first production 1952

Mining district

District name Nanaimo

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim
Type of mineral rights Patented
Type of mineral rights Federal Lease

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Texada Mines Ltd.
    Home office Canada
    Year 1975
  • Type Owner
    Owner Kaiser Aluminum And Chemical Corp.
    Interest 100
    Home office California
    Year 1975

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Production

    HAIG-SMILLIE, LAWRENCE D. AND ARNOLD M. WALKER, TEXADA MINES

  • Production

    LTD.; D.E. PICKETT, ED., IN MILLING PRACTICE IN CANADA,

  • Production

    CIM SPECIAL VOLUME 16, 1978, P.279-282.

  • Workings

    WALKER, A.M., THE TRANSITION TO TRACKLESS MINING AT TEXADA;

  • Workings

    CIM BULL., JAN., 1974, P.38-43.

  • Deposit

    REF-CANADIAN MINES HANDBOOK,1974-1975,PG322,369

  • Deposit

    REF-BC DEPT OF MINES & PET. RES.,G.E.M.,1970,PG282,480

  • Deposit

    REF-BC DEPT OF MINES & PET. RES.,G.E.M.,1973,PG233-4,24

  • Deposit

    REF-MINISTER OF MINES,B.C.,ANN.REPT.,1964,PP146-151

  • Deposit

    REF-FINANCIAL POST SURVEY OF MINES,1975,PP250

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 75-RCD-011-THE TEXADA MINE CONSISTS OF THE PAXTON, YELLOW KI WAY, PRESCOTT, & LAKE OREBODIES. 75-RCD-020&021-TEXADA MINES LTD. IS CONTROLED BY KAISER ALUM 75-RCD-030-ELEVATION IS OF THE MAIN 2055 LEVEL ADIT 75-RCD-120-MINING IS BY LONGHOLE STOPING 75-RCD-120-OPEN PIT OPERATIONS CEASED 1964 AFTER 12 1/2 YEAR

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 16-JUL-1991 Porter, Kenneth E. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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