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Chu Chua

Prospect in British Columbia, Canada with commodities Cobalt, Copper, Gold, Silver, Zinc
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  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 10232339
MAS/MILS ID 1220100074
Record type Site
Current site name Chu Chua
Alternate or previous names Chu Chua Mountain, Barriere

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -120.05955, 51.36924 (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
Cobalt Critical Secondary
Copper Primary
Gold Secondary
Silver Secondary
Zinc Critical Secondary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -120.05955, 51.36924
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Milling method Flotation

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Minnova Inc.
    Interest 50
    Home office Canada
    Year 1989
    First year 1989
  • Type Owner
    Owner Vestor Explorations Ltd.
    Interest 16.6
    Home office Canada
    Year 1989
  • Type Owner
    Owner Pacific Cassiar Ltd.
    Interest 16.6
    Home office Canada
    Year 1979
  • Type Owner
    Owner Quinterra Resources Ltd.
    Interest 16.7
    Home office Canada
    Year 1989

Comments on the ownership information

  • MINNOVA INC. CAN EARNED 50 PERCENT OF OWNERSHIP BY SPENDING C$1.5 MILLION IN EXPLORATION WORK BY DEC. 1993. NO OTHER FURTHER INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE.
  • OWNERSHIP: VESTOR EXPLORATIONS (33 1/3%) PACIFIC CASSIAR (33 1/3%) QUINTERRA RESOURCES (33 1/3%) OPTIONED TO MINNOVA INC. 10/88.

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1984
    Indicated 2500000mt ore
    Demonstrated 2500000mt ore
    Inferred 5000000mt ore
    Total resources 7500000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Zinc Zn 0.5 wt-pct Zinc Minor 1984
    Copper Cu 2 wt-pct Copper Major 1984
    Gold Au 0.69 g/mt Gold Minor 1984
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1989
    Indicated 460000mt ore
    Demonstrated 460000mt ore
    Total resources 460000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 2 wt-pct Copper Major 1989
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1984
    Indicated 2500000mt ore
    Demonstrated 2500000mt ore
    Total resources 2500000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Zinc Zn 0.5 wt-pct Zinc Minor 1984
    Silver Ag 9 g/mt Silver Minor 1984
    Copper Cu 2 wt-pct Copper Major 1984
    Gold Au 0.5 g/mt Gold Minor 1984
    Cobalt Co 0.05 wt-pct Cobalt Minor 1984
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1991
    Demonstrated 2700000mt ore
    Total resources 2700000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Zinc Zn 0.31 wt-pct Zinc Minor 1991
    Silver Ag 7.41 g/mt Silver Minor 1991
    Copper Cu 1.67 wt-pct Copper Major 1991
    Gold Au 0.6 g/mt Gold Minor 1991
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1991
    Demonstrated 1050000mt ore
    Total resources 1050000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Zinc Zn 0.3 wt-pct Zinc Minor 1991
    Silver Ag 10.1 g/mt Silver Minor 1991
    Copper Cu 2.97 wt-pct Copper Major 1991
    Gold Au 0.6 g/mt Gold Minor 1991
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1991
    Demonstrated 2700000mt ore
    Total resources 2700000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Zinc Zn 0.3 wt-pct Zinc Minor 1991
    Silver Ag 7.41 g/mt Silver Minor 1991
    Copper Cu 1.67 wt-pct Copper Major 1991
    Gold Au 0.34 g/mt Gold Minor 1991

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • MR 223, 1989, BC-197

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Ownership

    MINING JOURNAL-AUG. 10, 1989, P-106.

  • Reserve-Resource

    NORTHERN MINER PRESS LTD., CANADIAN MINES HANDBOOK 1979-80,

  • Reserve-Resource

    1979, P.85, 204, 251, 286.

  • Reserve-Resource

    MR 223, 1989, B.C.-197.

  • Reserve-Resource

    CANADIAN MINES HANDBOOK, 1991-92, PP. 256, 287, 327.

  • Deposit

    NORTHERN MINER, THE, OCT. 12, 1978, P.1

  • Deposit

    NOV. 16, 1978, P.7

  • Deposit

    DEC. 28, 1978, P.A3

  • Deposit

    JAN. 18, 1979, P.A27

  • Deposit

    JAN. 25, 1979, P.9

  • Deposit

    FEB. 1, 1979, P.3

  • Deposit

    MAR. 8, 1979, P.A4

  • Deposit

    APR. 26, 1979, P.23

  • Deposit

    SKILLING'S MINING REVIEW, DEC.2, 1978, P.12

  • Deposit

    ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, MAR., 1979, P.31

  • Deposit

    MINING JOURNAL, 4/20/84, P. 270.

  • Deposit

    MINING JOURNAL, 7/16/82, P. 49.

  • Deposit

    MINING MAGAZINE, 10/92, P. 267.

  • Deposit

    MINING JOURNAL, 10/14/88, P. 296.

  • Deposit

    MINING JOURNAL, 8/11/89, P. 106.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-DEC-94 Porter, Kenneth E. U.S. Bureau of Mines

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