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Hellroaring Creek

Occurrence in British Columbia, Canada with commodity Beryllium
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Ownership information
  12. Reserves and resources
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10023239
MRDS ID I000032
Record type Site
Current site name Hellroaring Creek

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -116.34275, 49.57487 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)
Relative position Estimated, Probably Within 0.5 Minutes.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Nelson(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Geographic areas

Country State
Canada British Columbia

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Beryllium Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Beryl Ore

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 33
USGS model code 13a
Deposit model name Be-Li pegmatites

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Pegmatite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic

Nearby scientific data

(1) -116.34275, 49.57487
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Bearcat Explorations Ltd.

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1985
    Total resources 454000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Beryllium Beo 0.1 wt-pct Beryllium Major 1985

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • RESERVES ARE INDICATED RESERVES.

Comments on development

  • ECON.COM: WORK HAS INCLUDED TRENCHING, SAMPLING, AND DRILLING.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SCHILLER, E.A., 1985, BERYLLIUM-- GEOLOGY, PRODUCTION AND USES: MINING MAGAZINE, V. 152, NO. 4, P. 317-322.

  • Deposit

    CANADA DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY, MINES, AND RESOURCES, 1985, CANADIAN MINERAL DEPOSITS NOT BEING MINED IN 1985: CANADA DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY, MINES, AND RESOURCES MINERAL BULLETIN 213, P. 254.

  • Reserve-Resource

    CANADA DEPT. OF ENERGY, MINES, AND RESOURCES, 1985.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit CRYSTALS AND IRREGULAR MASSES OF BERYL WITH ERRATIC DISTRIBUTION IN A COARSE-GRAINED PEGMATITE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-87 Orris, Greta J. U.S. Geological Survey

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

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