Copper Canyon Deposit

Prospect in British Columbia, Canada with commodities Copper, Gold, Silver
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 10230305
MAS/MILS ID 1220100136
Record type Site
Current site name Copper Canyon Deposit
Alternate or previous names Fairhaven Resources Ltd

Comments on the site names

  • NAME WAS CHANGED TO FAIRHAVEN RESOURCES IN MARCH 1992.

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Claim
Geographic coordinates: -131.34624, 57.11647 (WGS84)

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
Silver Secondary

Nearby scientific data

Claim (1) -131.34624, 57.11647

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Canamax Resources
    Interest 50
    Home office Canada
    Year 1991
    First year 1991
  • Type Owner
    Owner Consolidated Rhodes Resources
    Interest 50
    Home office Canada
    Year 1991
    First year 1991

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1993
    Indicated 29000000mt ore
    Demonstrated 29000000mt ore
    Total resources 29000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 0.7 wt-pct Copper Major 1993
    Gold Au 0.31 g/mt Gold Minor 1993
    Silver Ag 9.33 g/mt Silver Minor 1993

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • THE ORE ZONES EXTEND UP TO THE COPPER PENNY, BUT RESOURCES ARE SOLELY FOR THE COPPER CANYON.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Names

    CANADIAN MINES HANDBOOK, 1992-1993, P-109

  • Reserve-Resource

    THE NORTHERN MINER-JUNE 17, 1991.

  • Reserve-Resource

    E/MJ SEPT. 9,1992, P-35.

  • Deposit

    THE NORTHERN MINER, 6/17/91, P. A6.

  • Deposit

    THE NORTHERN MINER, 9/24/90, P. 15.

  • Deposit

    ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, 9/92, P. 35.

  • Deposit

    THE NORTHERN MINER, 2/25/91, P. 19.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 09-SEP-1994 Palencia, Cesar M. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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