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Found Here
Mining history
- Status
- Prospect
- Operation type
- Surface-Underground
- Discovered
- 1958
Records and references
CMH 1986-87, P. 156. PETER, J. M., THE WINDY CRAGGY COPPER-COBALT-GOLD MASSIVESULFIDE DEPOSIT, NORTHWESTERN BRITISH COLUMBIA, B. C. MINISTRY OF ENERGY, MINES AND PETROLEUM RESOURCES,GEOLOGICAL FIELDWORK, 1988, PAPER 1989-1SCALES, MARILYN, HOLDING PATTERN, NEW MINES WAIT AND WAITFOR OKAY TO PROCEED, CANADIAN MINING JOURNAL, 2/92, P.10-14. NORTHERN MINER, 2/22/93, P.1. NORTHERN MINER, 3/8/93, P.5. NORTHERN MINER, 4/12/93, P.1,2. MINING JOURNAL, 6/18/93, P.457,459. NORTHERN MINER, 6/21/93, P.4. METAL BULLETIN, 6/28/93, P.6. METALS WEEK, 6/28/93, P.3. NORTHERN MINER, 6/28/93, P.1,6. NORTHERN MINER, 6/28/93, P.4. MINING IN BC, JUNE/JULY, 1993, P.1,3. INFO-DATA NEWS, 7/93, P.1. RADFORD, GEOFF, EXPLORING THE PEAKS, NORTHERN MINER MAGAZINE2/86, P.75-77. HOPKINS, JOHN L., WINDY CRAGGY PROPERTY, CANADIAN MININGJOURNAL, 4/86, P.22-23. NORTHERN MINER, 1/24/90, P.17. NORTHERN MINER, 2/19/90, P.6. NORTHERN MINER, 5/28/90, P.4. METALS WEEK, 5/28/90, P.8. DANIELSON, VIVIAN, GEDDES CONFIRMS THIRD ZONE AT WINDYCRAGGY, NORTHERN MINER, 10/15/90, P.1,2. DANIELSON, VIVIAN, GEDDES DETERMINED TO DEVELOP WINDY CRAGGYDESPITE HURDLES, NORTHERN MINER, 7/2/90, P.1,23. OUDEN, PAMELA DEN, A CLASSIC STRUGGLE, CANADIAN MININGJOURNAL, 10/90, P.16-22. MINING IN BC, 1/91, P.6. DANIELSON, VIVIAN, GEDDES' NEW PLAN SHOWS LESS ACID DRAINAGELIKELY, 1/7/91, P.1,2. HARPER, G., GEOLOGY AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE WINDY CRAGGYDEPOSIT IN BRITISH COLUMBIA, PRESENTED AT 1991 SME ANNUALMEETING, FEB. 25-28, 1991, PREPRINT NUMBER 91-31, 3. PP. NORTHERN MINER, 7/8/91, P.1,2. MINING JOURNAL, 3/22/91, P.214. MINING MAGAZINE, 5/91, P.271. GERHARDT, GARY, ACTIVIST ENLISTS HELP IN DENVER TO SAVECANADIAN RIVER, ROCKY MOUNTAIN NEWS, 5/28/91, P.24. MINING IN BC, 10/91, P.5. NORTHERN MINER, 12/2/91, P.1,2. WILSON, HAROLD, WINDY CRAGGY BIG ISSUE IN BRITISH COLUMBIA,AMERICAN METAL MARKET, 1/7/92, P.4,10. DEPARTMENT OF STATE, TELEGRAM, 4/92, SHB5131, 3PP. NORTHERN MINER, 4/13/92, P.12. NORTHERN MINER, 4/20/92, P.A6. ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, 6/92, P.16AA,16BB,16DD. NORTHERN MINER, 6/22/92, P.3. AMERICAN METAL MARKET, 12/18/92, P.7,10. NORTHERN MINER, 2/1/93, P.1,2. CANADIAN MINERAL DEPOSITS NOT BEING MINED IN 1983,EMR CANADA, MR 198, P. 253. GEDDES RESOURCES LTD., 1989 ANNUAL REPORT, P.7GEDDES RESOURCES LTD., 1988 ANNUAL REPORT, P.16CANADIAN MINES HANDBOOK, 1989-90, P.186CANADIAN MINES HANDBOOK, 1991-92, P.165CANADIAN MINES HANDBOOK 1992-1993, P-155. GEDDES RESOURCES LTD., 1990 ANNUAL REPORT,CLARIDGE, PHILIP G., AND DOWNING, BRUCE W., ENVIRONMENTALGEOLOGY AND GEOCHEMISTRY AT THE WINDY CRAGGY MASSIVESULPHIDE DEPOSIT, NORTHWESTERN BRITISH COLUMBIA, CIM BULL.1/93, P.50-57.
Data: USGS Mineral Resources Data System, record 10230300 — view the source record
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Location on Map
Coordinates: 59.74972, -137.83550
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