| Deposit ID | 10084823 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W700036 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Equity Silver |
| Geographic coordinates: | -126.26822, 54.18313 (WGS84) |
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Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Alaska(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Canada | British Columbia |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Gold | Primary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Antimony Critical | Tertiary |
| Arsenic Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Magnetite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Pyrrhotite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Tetrahedrite | Ore |
| Andalusite | Gangue |
| Pyrophyllite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Scorzalite | Gangue |
| Sericite | Gangue |
| Tourmaline | Gangue |
| Model code | 83 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 22a |
| Deposit model name | Volcanic-hosted Cu-As-Sb |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock | ||||
| Rock unit name | Skeena Group | ||||
| Rock description | Skeena Group | ||||
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| (1) | -126.26822, 54.18313 |
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| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1967 |
| Type | In-situ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Estimate year | 1983 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 27400000000mt ore | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W700036 |
KOWALCHUK, J.M., CHURCH, B.N., BRADSHAW, P.M.D., AND BARAKSO, J.J., 1984, LITHOGEOCHEMISTRY AT THE EQUITY SILVER MINE: WESTERN MINER, APRIL, 1984, P. 50-54
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | HYDROTHERMAL MINERALIZATION RELATED TO AT LEAST 3 INTRUSIONS OF AGES 48-62 MA. TWO ORE ZONES: THE MAIN ZONE AND THE SOUTHERN TAIL. MINING OF THE SOUTHERN TAIL ZONE WAS SCHEDULED TO BE COMPLETED IN 1984. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JAN-1988 | Orris, Greta J. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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