Sustut

Prospect in British Columbia, Canada with commodity Copper
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Mineral rights holdings
  12. Land status
  13. Ownership information
  14. Reserves and resources
  15. Workings at the site
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10157241
MAS/MILS ID 1220100045
Record type Site
Current site name Sustut
Alternate or previous names Sustut Copper

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -126.69336, 56.59983 (WGS84)
Elevation 1680
Location accuracy 500(meters)

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

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Bornite Unknown
Calcite Unknown
Chalcocite Unknown
Chalcopyrite Unknown
Copper Unknown
Epidote Unknown
Hematite Unknown
Malachite Unknown
Pyrite Unknown
Quartz Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -126.69336, 56.59983

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N60W
    Dip 35W
    Thickness 76M
    Length 1555M
    Width 503M
    Area 390HA
    Depth to top 25M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 DISSEMINATED
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Type of Orebody #2 REPLACEMENT
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Primary Ore Control BEDDING
    Secondary Ore Control FOLDING
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. SLIGHT
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 SILICIFICATION
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #2 PROPYLITIC
    Strike And Dip N60W:35W
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 1
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Total Surface Area (HA) 390
    Date of Last Modification 810204

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Discovery year 1971
Mining method Open Pit
Milling method Flotation

Mining district

District name Cassiar

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category Unknown

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Falconbridge, Ltd.
    Interest 100
    Home office Canada
    Year 1990

Comments on the ownership information

  • NOT LISTED AS FALCONBRIDGE EXPLORATION PROPERTY AS SHOWN IN CMH 1992-1993.

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1972
    Indicated 54400000mt ore
    Demonstrated 54400000mt ore
    Total resources 54400000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 1.25 wt-pct Copper Major 1972
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1972
    Indicated 54400000mt ore
    Demonstrated 54400000mt ore
    Total resources 54400000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 1.25 wt-pct Copper Major 1972

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • MR 223, BC 264; NM, 04/12/73, P3. (12/31/88) MR 223, BC 264; NM, 04/12/73, P3. (12/31/88)

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 78HA
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method PROPOSED
    Mining Method OPEN PIT
    Swell Factor .61
    Percent Waste Rock 50
    Avg. Overburden Thickness 25
    Primary Material Cover M-HARD ROCKS
    Percentage 66
    Secondary Material Cover HARDPAN
    Percentage 34
    Hardness of Ore HARD ROCKS
    Avg. Bench Height (meters) 15
    Max. Pit Slope (degrees) 45
    Capacity 10400
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Preprod. Stripping Vol. 1250
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 350
    Operating Shifts per Day 3
    Year of Information 1986

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Reserve-Resource

    GOLDER ASSOCIATE, DEPOSIT PROFILE, SUSTUT, BRITISH COLUMBIA,

  • Reserve-Resource

    CANADA: UNPUBLISHED REPORT ON FILE IN MINERALS AVAILABIL-

  • Reserve-Resource

    ITY FIELD OFFICE, DENVER, COLORADO, 1980, 13 PP.

  • Reserve-Resource

    DEPT. OF ENERGY, MINES AND RESOURCES, CANADA, 1978, A SURVEY

  • Reserve-Resource

    OF KNOWN MINERAL DEPOSITS IN CANADA THAT ARE NOT BEING

  • Reserve-Resource

    MINED: OTTAWA, ONTARIO, MINERAL DEVELOPMENT SECTOR, UNPUB-

  • Reserve-Resource

    LISHED SUMMARY REPORT, SUSTUT, 3 P.

  • Reserve-Resource

    EMR CANADA, CANADIAN MINERAL DEPOSITS NOT BEING MINED IN

  • Reserve-Resource

    1989, MR 223, NOV. 1989, P. BC 264.

  • Reserve-Resource

    NORTHERN MINER, APRIL 12, 1973, P. 3.

  • Deposit

    ANNIS, R.C., D.A. CRANSTONE AND M.VALLEE, A SURVEY OF KNOWN

  • Deposit

    MINERAL DEPOSITS IN CANADA THAT ARE NOT BEING MINED;

  • Deposit

    ENERGY, MINES AND RESOURCES CANADA, MINERALS, MR181,1978,

  • Deposit

    P.47.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 08-SEP-94 Porter, Kenneth E. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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Operator history (post-MRDS)

MRDS records operators as of each record's last update (≤ 2019). Some of the operators listed here have since changed hands or dissolved:

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