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Summers Creek

Prospect in British Columbia, Canada with commodities Copper, Molybdenum
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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. Land status
  13. Ownership information
  14. Reserves and resources
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10206130
MAS/MILS ID 1220100043
Record type Site
Current site name Summers Creek
Alternate or previous names Axe

Comments on the site names

  • OTHER NAME: AXE, ON CAN. MINES #MR189,1/1/80. RESERVES AS OF DEC 31, 1979

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -120.54792, 49.64843 (WGS84)
Elevation 1448
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Hope(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Geographic areas

Country State
Canada British Columbia

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Molybdenum Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Azurite Unknown
Biotite Unknown
Calcite Unknown
Chalcocite Unknown
Chalcopyrite Unknown
Hornblende Unknown
Malachite Unknown
Molybdenite Unknown
Pyrite Unknown
Quartz Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -120.54792, 49.64843
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Length 1500M
    Width 1500M
    Depth to top 25M
    Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 1
    MAS Column # 1
    Type of Orebody #1 FISSURE VEIN
    Shape of Orebody #1 IRREGULAR
    Type of Orebody #2 BRECCIA FILL
    Type of Orebody #3 REPLACEMENT
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Secondary mode of Origin METAMORPHISM
    Primary Ore Control FAULTING
    Secondary Ore Control FRACTURING
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. UNKNOWN
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 POTASSIC
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #2 UNKNOWN
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 5
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Date of Last Modification 810204
  • Area 500HA
    Field Value
    Total Surface Area (HA) 500
    Date of Last Modification 910418

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1967
Mining method Open Pit
Milling method Flotation

Mining district

District name Similkamen

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Patented

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner United Global Petroleum, Inc.
    Interest 6
    Home office Canada
    Year 1986
  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Cominco, Ltd.
    Interest 93
    Home office Canada
    Year 1986

Comments on the ownership information

  • NO INFORMATION ON THE PROPERTY UNDER COMINCO OPERATIONS.

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1979
    Inferred 37200000mt ore
    Total resources 37200000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 0.48 wt-pct Copper Major 1979
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1979
    Inferred 14500000mt ore
    Total resources 14500000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 0.56 wt-pct Copper Major 1979
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1979
    Inferred 5800000mt ore
    Total resources 5800000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 0.47 wt-pct Copper Major 1979
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1979
    Inferred 104000000mt ore
    Total resources 104000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 0.36 wt-pct Copper Major 1979
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 0
    Inferred 57500000mt ore
    Total resources 57500000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 0.5 wt-pct Copper Major 0

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • SOURCE: MR 213, P.268

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    OF KNOWN MINERAL DEPOSITS IN CANADA THAT ARE NOT BEING

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    LISHED SUMMARY REPORT, AXE, P. 38.

  • Ownership

    CMH 1986-87, P. 375.

  • Reserve-Resource

    NORTHERN MINER, 1979, GLOBAL ENERGY LOW GRADE TONNAGE BET:

  • Reserve-Resource

    APRIL 26, 1979 EDITION, P. 22.

  • Deposit

    GOLDER ASSOCIATE, INC., 1980, DEPOSIT PROFILE, SUMMERS CREEK

  • Deposit

    , BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA: UNPUBLISHED REPORT ON FILE IN

  • Deposit

    MINERALS AVAILABILITY FIELD OFFICE, DENVER, COLORADO, P.

  • Deposit

    3-4.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 19-SEP-94 Porter, Kenneth E. U.S. Bureau of Mines

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