Mine detail: Cassiar

Previously called ''

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Location

Lat / long: 59.3179, -129.82135

Resource(N)

Primary: Asbestos
Ore: Chrysotile
Gangue: Antigorite, Brucite, Jade, Magnetite, Talc, Tremolite
Orebody form: LENTICULAR

Production

Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Yes
Development status: Producer

Geology

Host rock:Sylvester Group
Host type:Serpentinite
Alteration processes:Serpentinization

References

MRDSW700032
DEP10084820
Reference{Deposit:: BRITISH COLUMBIA MINISTRY OF ENERGY, MINES AND PETROLEUM RESOURCES}{Deposit:: HARBEN, P.W., AND BATES, R.L., 1984, ASBESTOS, IN GEOLOGY OF THE NONMETALLICS: NEW YORK, METAL BULLETIN INC., P. 324-335.}{Deposit:: CIM BULLETIN, APRIL, 1977.}{Deposit:: ASBESTOS, 1981, V. 62, NO. 7.}{Deposit:: ASBESTOS, 1983, V. 64, NO. 7.}{Reserve-Resource:: ESTIMATE OF G. ORRIS (1984), BASED ON PUBLISHED INFORMATION.}
ReporterOrris, Greta J.