Kutcho Creek

Prospect in British Columbia, Canada with commodities Copper, Gold, Lead, Silver, Zinc
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 10133505
MAS/MILS ID 1220100097
Record type Site
Current site name Kutcho Creek
Alternate or previous names Jeff, Smrb

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -128.3629, 58.20264 (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
Gold Secondary
Lead Tertiary
Silver Secondary
Zinc Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -128.3629, 58.20264

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Sumitomo Metal Mining
    Interest 50
    Home office Japan
    Year 1990
  • Type Owner
    Owner Homestake Mining Co.
    Interest 50
    Home office Canada
  • Type Operator
    Owner Sumac Mines Co.
    Home office Canada

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1981
    Indicated 14240000mt ore
    Demonstrated 14240000mt ore
    Total resources 14240000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Zinc Zn 2.16 wt-pct Zinc Major 1981
    Silver Ag 30.5 g/mt Silver Minor 1981
    Copper Cu 1.69 wt-pct Copper Major 1981

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Reserve-Resource

    MR 223, 1989, B.C.-336.

  • Deposit

    ENERGY, MINES AND RESOURCES CANADA, CANADIAN MINERAL

  • Deposit

    DEPOSITS NOT BEING MINED IN 1980 MINERAL POLICY SECTOR,

  • Deposit

    INTERNAL REPORT MRI 80/7, MAY,1980, P.228.

  • Deposit

    NOTHERN MINER, SEPT. 28, 1978, P.1,2.

  • Deposit

    ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, MAY, 1979, P.11.

  • Deposit

    WORLD MINING, JULY, 1981, P.60.

  • Deposit

    MINING MAGAZINE, JAPANESE TO EXPLORE FOR CU IN B.C., JUNE

  • Deposit

    1981, P. 439.

  • Deposit

    MINING JOURNAL, KUTCHO STUDY, FEBRUARY 4, 1983, P. 79.

  • Deposit

    METALS WEEK, NOVEMBER 19, 1990, P. 3.

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.

Operator history (post-MRDS)

MRDS records operators as of each record's last update (≤ 2019). Some of the operators listed here have since changed hands or dissolved:

Curated by qvyshift.com from publicly-reported M&A activity (SEC filings, press releases, USGS Mineral Yearbooks). Not authoritative — verify against primary sources before relying on it. The MSHA panel above is the current authoritative source for actively-permitted mines.