Mine detail: Rock Candy Fluorspar Mine

Previously called ''

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Location

Lat / long:

49.2608, -118.4887

Resource(B)

Primary:	Fluorine-Fluorite
Tertiary:	Copper, Quartz, Lead, Barium-Barite, Calcium
Gangue:	Barite, Calcite, Chert, Kaolin, Pyrite, Quartz
Orebody form:	LINEAR
Discovery year:	1916

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Deposit type:	Replacement
Production size:	Yes
Development status:	Past Producer
First production started:	1918

Geology

Host type:	Syenite
Associated rock:	Syenite
Associated type:	Syenite,Plutonic Rock

References

MRDS	W006977
DEP	10069442
Reference	{Deposit:: BARTLEY, C.M., 1961, FLUORSPAR, CAN. DEPT. OF MINES AND TECH. SURVEYS, MINES BRANCH INFO. CIRC. IC 127, P. 50-51.}{Deposit:: DOLMAGE, V., 1929, GRAND FORKS MINING DIVISION; ROCK CANDY: GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, CANADA, ECON. GEOL. SERIES NO. 6, P. 22 - 28}{Deposit:: 1929 GEOLMAP GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, CANADA (V. DOLMAGE}{Deposit:: British Columbia Minfile database, 2009, Minfile record number 082ESE070}
Reporter	Schruben, Paul G.