Mine detail: Island Copper

Previously called 'Port Hardy'

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Location: British Columbia, Canada, North America
Lat / long: 50.59975, -127.46813
dep_id: 10084829
mrds_id: W700042
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Copper, Molybdenum
Trace mineral: Lead, Zinc
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Production occurred
Development status: Producer
ore: Bornite, Galena, Hematite, Magnetite, Sphalerite
gangue: Actinolite, Dumortierite, Pyrophyllite, Vermiculite
model: 53: Porphyry Cu
Reporter: Mosier, Dan
hrock_unit: Bonanza Formation
hrock_type: Mafic Intrusive Rock,Diorite
arock_type: Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
References:
  • DRUMMOND, A.D., AND GODWIN, C.I., 1976, HYPOGENE MINERALIZATION-- AN EMPIRICAL EVALUATON OF ALTERATION ZONING: CIM SPECIAL VOLUME 15, TABLE 2, P. 52-62
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