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Valley

Past Producer in British Columbia, Canada with commodities Copper, Gold, Molybdenum, Silver
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  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. Ownership information
  13. Production statistics
  14. Workings at the site
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10182116
MAS/MILS ID 1220100039
Record type Site
Current site name Valley
Alternate or previous names Lake Zone, Valley Copper

Comments on the site names

  • THIS PROPERTY HAS BEEN MERGED WITH LORNEX AND HIGHMONT IN 7/86 TO FORM THE HIGHLAND VALLEY COPPER COMPLEX.

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -121.04436, 50.48733 (WGS84)
Elevation 1233
Location accuracy 1000(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
Gold Secondary
Molybdenum Secondary
Silver Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Bornite Unknown
Chalcopyrite Unknown
Covellite Unknown
Digenite Unknown
Galena Unknown
Molybdenite Unknown
Pyrite Unknown
Pyrrhotite Unknown
Sphalerite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -121.04436, 50.48733
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 440M
    Length 1500M
    Width 900M
    Depth to top 30M
    Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 1
    MAS Column # 1
    Type of Orebody #1 STOCKWORK
    Shape of Orebody #1 MASSIVE
    Type of Orebody #2 FISSURE VEIN
    Type of Orebody #3 DISSEMINATED
    Primary mode of Origin MAGMATIC DIFFER
    Secondary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Primary Ore Control IGNEOUS
    Secondary Ore Control FRACTURING
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. MODERATE
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 SERICITIC
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #2 PROPYLITIC
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #3 SILICIFICATION
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 10
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Date of Last Modification 810330
  • Area 1275HA
    Field Value
    Total Surface Area (HA) 1275
    Date of Last Modification 910418

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1968
Year of first production 1986

Mining district

District name Kamloops Mining Division

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Patented
Type of mineral rights Located Claim
Type of mineral rights Unknown

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Highland Valley Copper
    Interest 100
    Home office Canada
    Year 1986
  • Type Owner
    Owner Cominco, Ltd.
    Interest 55
    Home office Canada
    Year 1986
  • Type Owner
    Owner Lornex Mining Corp., Ltd.
    Interest 45
    Home office Canada
    Year 1986

Production statistics

  • Year 1983
    Description 7172000 Mt Ore/Yr
  • Year 1984
    Description 8437000 Mt Ore/Yr
  • Year 1985
    Description 9296000 Mt Ore/Yr
  • Year 1986
    Description 49290000 Mt Ore/Yr

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • DEPT. OF ENERGY, MINES AND RESOURCES, CANADA, 1978, A SURVEY OF KNOWN MINERAL DEPOSITS IN CANADA THAT ARE NOT BEING MINED: OTTAWA, ONTARIO, MINERAL DEVELOPMENT SECTOR, UNPUBLISHED SUMMARY REPORT, VALLEY COPPER, 3 P.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 424HA
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method PROPOSED
    Mining Method BENCH (BERM)
    Swell Factor .6
    Percent Waste Rock 20
    Avg. Overburden Thickness 30
    Primary Material Cover M-HARD ROCKS
    Percentage 100
    Hardness of Ore HARD ROCKS
    Avg. Bench Height (meters) 15
    Max. Pit Slope (degrees) 45
    Capacity 101606
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Preprod. Stripping Vol. 2752
    Unit Production Cost 1.01
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 312
    Operating Shifts per Day 3
    Year of Information 1980

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Reserve-Resource

    CANADIAN MINES HANDBOOK 1980-81., P. 39.

  • Reserve-Resource

    CANADIAN MINES HANDBOOK 1986-87, NORTHERN MINER PRESS,P.101.

  • Reserve-Resource

    MINE RESERVES AND CURRENTLY PROMISING DEPOSITS, JAN. 1985,

  • Reserve-Resource

    EMR CANADA, MR 209, P. 21.

  • Deposit

    COAKLEY, GEORGE J. REPORT ON FIELD TRIP TO HIGHLAND VALLEY,

  • Deposit

    B.C. COPPER DISTRICT, APR. 27-29, 1977. U.S. BUREAU OF

  • Deposit

    MINES TRAVEL REPORT, JULY 14, 1977, PP. 12-16,29-32.

  • Deposit

    (OFFICIAL USE ONLY)

  • Deposit

    NORTHERN MINER. COMINCO TO BRING IN VALLEY COPPER. JUNE

  • Deposit

    28, 1979, P. 24.

  • Deposit

    OSATENKO, M.J. AND M.B. JONES. VALLEY COPPER. PORPHYRY

  • Deposit

    DEPOSITS OF THE CANADIAN CORDILLERA, CIM SPECIAL VOLUME

  • Deposit

    15, 1976, PP. 130-143.

  • Deposit

    NORTHERN MINER, BETHLEHEM URGES IMMEDIATE START TO DEVELOP-

  • Deposit

    MENT OF BIG LAKE ZONE; MAY 25, 1978, P.8.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 14-AUG-92 Porter, Kenneth E. U.S. Bureau of Mines

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