COPPER PRODUIT 504175 PROVINCE OR PROVINCE OU British

PRODUCT
PRODUIT
COPPER
NAME OF PROPERTY
NOM DE LA PROPRILTL
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PROVINCE OR
TER RITORY
PROVINCE OU
TERRITOIRE
B r i t i s h Columbia
N.T.S. AREA
REF. CU 3
R~F,
104 613
REGION DU S.N.R.C.
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COPPER CANYON
HISTORY OF EXPLORATION AND DEVELOPMENT
HISTORIQUE DE L'EXPLORATION ET DE LA MISE EN VALEUR
The property i s l o c a t e d on Copper Canyon and Doghouse
Creeks, two small t r i b u t a r i e s flowing s o u t h t o t h e East Fork
UNCERTAINTY
300 m
at. 57'07'
Long. 131'20 '40"
g l a c i e r of Galore Creek, about 4 miles e a s t of t h e S t i k i n e
FACTEUR D'INCERTITUDE
La t.
Long.
Copper property and 54 miles south of Telegraph Creek.
Mining Division L i a r d
District
Cassiar
The American Metal Company, Limited, discovered t h e showDivision rniniere
District
i n g s i n 1956 and s t a k e d 73 claims and f r a c t i o n s , i n c l u d i n g
county
Townsh~por Parish
comtd
Canton ou paroisse
t h e Copper Canyon (CC), WM, and LC groups. Work i n 1957
~ o t
Concession or Range
included a g e o l o g i c a l survey, and 3,311 f e e t of diamond
Lot
Concession ou rang
d r i l l i n g i n 7 h o l e s . The company i n January 1958 merged w i t h
Sec
TP.
R.
Climax Molybdenum Company t o form American Metal Climax, Inc.
Sect
ct
R.
A geophysical survey was c a r r i e d o u t i n 1962 by a wholly
OWNER OR OPERATO RIPROPRI~TAIREOU EXPLOITANT
owned s u b s i d i a r y , Southwest Potash Corporation; a d d i t i o n a l
work has apparently been done b u t no r e p o r t i s a v a i l a b l e . By
1965 t h e property had been reduced t o 8 claims, Copper Canyon
1-6, 13, and 14. Tonnage and grade d a t a a r e n o t a v a i l a b l e ;
t h e d e p o s i t i s reported t o b e "small" (CIM, Spec. Vol. 15,
Table 1, 11114). The company name (American Metal) was changed
i n 1974 t o Amax I n c .
The Racicot Syndicate, comprised of S i l v e r Standard Mines
DESCRIPTION OF DEPOSITIDESCRIPTION DU GISEMENT
Limited, Magnum Consolidated Mining Co. Ltd., and Keevil
Mining Group Limited, i n 1963 staked t h e Penny 1-34 claims
Chalcopyrite and p y r i t e occur a s disseminations i n a
t a b u l a r zone i n T r i a s s i c v o l c a n i c s n e a r s y e n i t e porphyry dykes. a d j o i n i n g t h e Copper Canyon group of 8 claims on t h e e a s t and
south. Work by t h e Syndicate i n 1964 included g e o l o g i c a l
mapping, a magnetometer survey, and 1,462 f e e t of t r e n c h i n
Canamac Resources I n c was i n c o r p o r a t e d i n December 198
t o t a k e over the e x p l o r a t i o n a c t i v i t i e s of Amax. A t t h a t
t i m e Canamax h e l d 100% i n t e r e s t i n 410 a c r e s comprising t h e
Copper Canyon p r o p e r t y ,
OBJECT LOCATE-D
OBJET LOCALISE
symbol on Map 11-1971.
S.
Associated minerals or products
Mindraux ou produirs assocMs
Mineral Policy Sector, Department of Energy, Mines and Resources, Ottaa
Secteur d e la politique minerale, ministire d e I'Energie, des Mines et des Ressources, Ottan
504175
HISTORY OF PRODUCTIONIHISTORIQUE DE LA PRODUCTION
REFERENCES/BIBLlOGRAPHlE
Souther, J . G . ;
Telegraph Creek Map-Area, B r i t i s h
Columbia; Paper 71-44, p. 27, Geol. Surv. of Canada.
Report of M i n i s t e r of Mines, B r i t i s h Columbia:
p. 5; 1964, p. 15; 1965, pp. 34-36+.
1957,
Index No. 5; Numerical L i s t of Geological, Geophysical,
and Geochemical Reports; Assessment Report No. 435,
B r i t i s h Columbia Dept. of Mines.
%orphyry Deposits of t h e Canadian C o r d i l l e r a , The Canadian
I n s t i t u t e of Mining and Metallurgy, S p e c i a l Volume 15,
Table 1, ii114, 1976.
Canamax Resources I n c , L i s t i n g Statement No. 2960, J u l y 1983.
MAP
REFERENCES/REF~?RENCES
CARTOGRAPHIQUES
//Map 11-1971, Telegraph Creek, (Geol.)
Paper 71-44.
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