| Deposit ID | 10193063 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0160370073 |
| Record type | Deposit |
| Current site name | Sultana Project |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -113.67517, 43.88977 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 2300 |
| Location accuracy | 1000(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Custer(county)
Idaho(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Mackay Reservoir(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Arco(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Idaho Falls(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Big Lost(hydrologic unit)
Upper Snake(hydrologic accounting unit)
Upper Snake(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Salmon-Challis National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Idaho | Custer |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boise | 007 N | 023 E | 36 | Idaho |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Molybdenum | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Bornite | Ore |
| Chalcocite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Covellite | Ore |
| Cuprite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Molybdenite | Ore |
| Scheelite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Tenorite | Ore |
| Tetrahedrite | Ore |
| Powellite | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Epidote | Gangue |
| Fluorite | Gangue |
| Gypsum | Gangue |
| Magnetite | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Pyroxene | Gangue |
| Pyrrhotite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Specularite | Gangue |
| Wollastonite | Gangue |
| Model code | 53 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 17 |
| Deposit model name | Porphyry Cu |
| Mark3 model number | 4 |
| Model code | 64 |
| USGS model code | 18f |
| Deposit model name | Skarn Au |
| Mark3 model number | 82 |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite | ||
| |||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| Rock unit name | White Knob Limestone |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Skarn (Tactite) |
| Ore Body (1) | -113.67517, 43.88977 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure name | joints, faults |
| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Prospect |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | Yes |
| District name | Alder Creek District |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Patented |
|---|
| Ownership category | Unknown |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Cambior Inc. |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Canada |
| Year | 1996 |
| First year | 1996 |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Cambiex Exploration |
| Home office | Canada |
| Year | 1996 |
| First year | 1996 |
| Type | In-situ | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1996 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 16000000mt ore | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0160370073 |
THE MINING RECORD, VOL., 107, #36, SEPT., 4, 1996, P. 16.
THE MINING RECORD, VOL., 107, #43, OCT., 23, 1996, P. 5.
THE MINING RECORD, VOL., 107, #47, NOV., 20, 1996, P. 1.
INFO-MINE-DAILY PROSPECTOR, APRIL 26-28/97.
Cambiex Acquires an Option on a 50 Percent Interest in the Sultana Copper-Gold Property. http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Cambiex+Acquires+an+Option+on+a+50+Percent+Interest+in+the+Sultana...-a018087336, accessed 07/23/2009.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| General | Copied from thefreelibrary website: A highly oxidized, vertically-dipping skarn zone mineralized with copper and gold occurs within the patented claim block. In the southern part of this zone, previous small-scale mining and drilling (77 vertical holes) have outlined a resource of 16 million tonnes averaging 0.48 percent leachable copper. Gold grades in the 0.5 to 1.0 g Au/t range are indicated from nine assayed drill holes. This represents potential reserves equivalent to 150 million pounds of copper and between 250,000 and 500,000 ounces of gold. This mineral resource lies within only a portion of the skarn zone, which has an average width of 300 meters and has been traced in the past by surface stripping, drilling and underground workings over a distance of 2.0 km. The resource has been identified from surface to a maximum depth of 200 meters and is open in all directions. The deposit could be mined by open pit at a low stripping ratio and the ore could be leached on site. The property lies at the site of the former Empire mine, where 700,000 tonnes grading 3.6 percent Cu, 1.6 g Au/t and 54 g Ag/t were selectively mined over a distance of 1.8 km from 1912 to 1928. The potential to increase the mineral resource to more than 90 million tonnes is excellent. Surface exploration work, to begin in the second quarter of 1996, will consist of drilling along sections. This work is intended to establish grade and tonnage figures for the deposit. Cambiex has undertaken to finance this work through staged investments of up to US $5 million over a maximum period of 2.5 years in order to acquire up to 50 percent in the property, which will be managed by Cambior out of its Reno office. Should Cambiex decide not to participate further after it has invested US $5 million in the property, its interest will revert to a 30 percent net proceeds royalty. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 29-MAY-97 | Buckingham, David A. | U.S. Bureau of Mines | |
| Updater | 23-JUL-09 | Causey, J. Douglas | U.S. Geological Survey |
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