| Deposit ID | 10157241 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 1220100045 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Sustut |
| Alternate or previous names | Sustut Copper |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -126.69336, 56.59983 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 1680 |
| Location accuracy | 500(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Alaska(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Canada | British Columbia |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Bornite | Unknown |
| Calcite | Unknown |
| Chalcocite | Unknown |
| Chalcopyrite | Unknown |
| Copper | Unknown |
| Epidote | Unknown |
| Hematite | Unknown |
| Malachite | Unknown |
| Pyrite | Unknown |
| Quartz | Unknown |
| Ore Body (1) | -126.69336, 56.59983 |
|---|
| Strike | N60W | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dip | 35W | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thickness | 76M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Length | 1555M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Width | 503M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Area | 390HA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Depth to top | 25M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Prospect |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | Yes |
| Discovery year | 1971 |
| Mining method | Open Pit |
| Milling method | Flotation |
| District name | Cassiar |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Located Claim |
|---|
| Ownership category | Unknown |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Falconbridge, Ltd. |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Canada |
| Year | 1990 |
| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1972 | ||||||||||||||
| Indicated | 54400000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Demonstrated | 54400000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 54400000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1972 | ||||||||||||||
| Indicated | 54400000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Demonstrated | 54400000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 54400000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Type of workings | Surface | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Area | 78HA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 1220100045 |
GOLDER ASSOCIATE, DEPOSIT PROFILE, SUSTUT, BRITISH COLUMBIA,
CANADA: UNPUBLISHED REPORT ON FILE IN MINERALS AVAILABIL-
ITY FIELD OFFICE, DENVER, COLORADO, 1980, 13 PP.
DEPT. OF ENERGY, MINES AND RESOURCES, CANADA, 1978, A SURVEY
OF KNOWN MINERAL DEPOSITS IN CANADA THAT ARE NOT BEING
MINED: OTTAWA, ONTARIO, MINERAL DEVELOPMENT SECTOR, UNPUB-
LISHED SUMMARY REPORT, SUSTUT, 3 P.
EMR CANADA, CANADIAN MINERAL DEPOSITS NOT BEING MINED IN
1989, MR 223, NOV. 1989, P. BC 264.
NORTHERN MINER, APRIL 12, 1973, P. 3.
ANNIS, R.C., D.A. CRANSTONE AND M.VALLEE, A SURVEY OF KNOWN
MINERAL DEPOSITS IN CANADA THAT ARE NOT BEING MINED;
ENERGY, MINES AND RESOURCES CANADA, MINERALS, MR181,1978,
P.47.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 08-SEP-94 | Porter, Kenneth E. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.
MRDS records operators as of each record's last update (≤ 2019). Some of the operators listed here have since changed hands or dissolved:
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