Rainbow

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. Nearby scientific data
  7. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Ownership information
  9. Reserves and resources
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10206433
MAS/MILS ID 1220100044
Record type Site
Current site name Rainbow
Alternate or previous names Sugarloaf Hill

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -120.46514, 50.63593 (WGS84)
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

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -120.46514, 50.63593

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Seadrift International Exploration, Ltd.
    Interest 100
    Home office Canada
    Year 1986

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1976
    Indicated 3900000mt ore
    Demonstrated 3900000mt ore
    Total resources 3900000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 1.05 wt-pct Copper Major 1976
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1976
    Indicated 25000000mt ore
    Demonstrated 25000000mt ore
    Total resources 25000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 0.59 wt-pct Copper Major 1976
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1979
    Indicated 10122000mt ore
    Demonstrated 10122000mt ore
    Inferred 6831000mt ore
    Total resources 16953000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 0.58 wt-pct Copper Major 1979
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1982
    Indicated 4467000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Molybdenum Mo 0.009 wt-pct Molybdenum 1982
    Silver Ag 4 g/mt Silver 1982
    Copper Cu 0.663 wt-pct Copper Major 1982

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Ownership

    CMH 1986-87, P. 336.

  • Reserve-Resource

    EMR CANADA, CANADIAN MINERAL DEPOSITS NOT BEING MINED IN

  • Reserve-Resource

    1983, MAY 1983, MR 198, P. 227.

  • Reserve-Resource

    MR 223, 1989, B.C.-144.

  • 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.41.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 15-JUL-91 Porter, Kenneth E. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.