| Deposit ID | 10069442 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W006977 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Rock Candy Fluorspar Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -118.4887, 49.2608 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 800 |
| Relative position | 24 KM. N. OF GRAND FORKS IN SOUTHEAST BRITISH COLUMBIA ON KENNEDY CREEK |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Alaska(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Republic OE N(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Penticton(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Canada | British Columbia |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Fluorine-Fluorite Critical | Primary |
| Barium-Barite Critical | Tertiary |
| Quartz | Tertiary |
| Calcium | Tertiary |
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Lead | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Barite | Gangue |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Chert | Gangue |
| Kaolin | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Model code | 175 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 26c |
| Deposit model name | Barite-fluorite veins |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Syenite | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock |
| Rock unit name | Syenite |
| Rock description | Syenite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Syenite |
| (1) | -118.4887, 49.2608 |
|---|
| General form | LINEAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N |
| Dip | VERTICAL |
| Plunge direction | S |
| Length | 168M |
| Width | 13.7M |
| Depth to top | 0M |
| Depth to bottom | 137M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Both |
| Deposit size | Large |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1916 |
| Year of first production | 1918 |
| District name | Grand Forks Mining Division |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Consolidated Mining And Smelting Co. (Cominico) |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Consolidated Mining And Smelting Co. |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W006977 |
BARTLEY, C.M., 1961, FLUORSPAR, CAN. DEPT. OF MINES AND TECH. SURVEYS, MINES BRANCH INFO. CIRC. IC 127, P. 50-51.
DOLMAGE, V., 1929, GRAND FORKS MINING DIVISION; ROCK CANDY: GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, CANADA, ECON. GEOL. SERIES NO. 6, P. 22 - 28
1929 GEOLMAP GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, CANADA (V. DOLMAGE
BARTLEY, C.M., 1961, FLUORSPAR
British Columbia Minfile database, 2009, Minfile record number 082ESE070
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUL-1975 | Schruben, Paul G. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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