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Moresby Island

CA / BC
52.71360, -132.00166View on MapOpen in Google Maps
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Moresby Island is a historic mining site in British Columbia, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Copper, Gold, Platinum, Silver; logged ore minerals are Bornite, Chalcopyrite.

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BorniteChalcopyriteCopperGoldPlatinumSilver

Geology and deposit

Ore minerals
BorniteChalcopyrite

Mining history

Status
Past Producer
Production size
Small

Records and references

Cited references

O'NEILL AND GUNNING, 1934, PT DEPOSITS IN CANADA: CANADA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY ECON. GEOL. REPT. 13, P. 10

Data: USGS Mineral Resources Data System, record 10038732view the source record

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Coordinates: 52.71360, -132.00166

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