GeoFile 2005-23

GeoFile 2005-23: Table of Significant British Columbia
Porphyry Molybdenum Resources

by Tom Schroeter and Alya Fulford

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Brochure: Molybdenum in British Columbia (Information Circular 2005-3) (PDF, 1020 KB)

Fifteen significant porphyry molybdenum-bearing deposits and/or camps have yielded approximately 320 300 tonnes of molybdenum. The key current and past producers include: the Endako, Highland Valley Copper (including Highmont and Lornex), Brenda, Island Copper, Boss Mountain, Kitsault and Gibraltar mines. Undeveloped molybdenum resources identified in nearly sixty deposits such as the Davidson (formerly Yorke-Hardy), Ajax, Adanac, Kitsault, Schaft Creek, Mac, Storie and Max (formerly Trout Lake) deposits total approximately 1.9 M tonnes.

Geofile 2005-23 is a table of British Columbia porphyry molybdenum resources. It includes information on the owner/operator of specific projects, MINFILE number, mine production, current resources, contained molybdenum, the deposit type and references. As well it includes a brief listing of active, significant exploration projects for porphyry molybdenum targets that currently do not have any published resource. Most of the resources were calculated more than 15 years ago and the reserve/resource figures do not conform to National Instrument 43-101 standards.

The table is presented in HTML, PDF and Excel formats. This compilation includes current and past producers for which significant resources remain (e.g. Endako, Boss Mountain, Gibraltar, Highland Valley Copper, Huckleberry and Kitsault). Additional information on these deposits is available in the MINFILE Database and in the Mineral Deposit Profiles. Regional offices of the British Columbia Ministry of Energy and Mines in Vancouver, Kamloops, Cranbrook, Prince George and Smithers also have photographs and rock specimens of principle deposits.

A Molybdenum in British Columbia pamphlet (Information Circular 2005-3) includes a location map for selected molybdenum deposits in British Columbia.

SIGNIFICANT B.C. PORPHYRY MO RESOURCES
(incl. past production 1915-2004)*
Deposit	Owner / Operator	MINFILE Number	PRODUCTION				RESOURCES					Total Mo (Prod. and Res.) (kg)	Deposit Type (BC model)	References
Deposit	Owner / Operator	MINFILE Number	*Years ( = producing)**	Tonnes Milled	Mo (kg)	Cu (kg)	Tonnes - All categories	Grade Mo (%) [cutoff]	Grade Cu (%)	Mo (kg)	Others	Total Mo (Prod. and Res.) (kg)	Deposit Type (BC model)	References
Adanac (Ruby Creek)	Adanac Moly Corp.	104N 052					205,100,000 (Meas. + Ind.)	0.062 [0.04]		127 162 000		127,162,000	L05	SW- May 13, 2005 [43-101]
Ajax	Tenajon Resources Corp.	103P 223					174,144,000	0.074		124,978,000		124,978,000	L05	Tenajon PR Apr. 13, 2005
Bell Moly	Aluminerie Lauralco Inc. (Phelps Dodge Corp.)	103P 234					32,528,606	0.06		19,517,164		19,517,164	L05	MINFILE
Berg	Placer Dome (CLA) Ltd. / Kennecott Canada Exploration Inc.	093E 046					250,000,000 (Ind.)	0.031	0.39	77,500,000	2.84 g/t Ag	77,500,000	L04	CIM SV 46 (1995), pp. 304-312
Big Onion	Jack Hemmelspeck	093L 124					94,380,000	0.01	0.42			9,438,000	L04	CIM SV 46 (1995), pp.410-415
Boss Mountain	Noranda Falconbridge	093A 001	1965-1983; 1967-1972	7,588,072	15,546,034		3,838,847	0.14		5,374,386		20,920,420	L05	CIM SV 46 (1995), pp. 691-696
Brenda	Noranda Falconbridge	092HNE047	1970-1990	181,735,292	67,928,709	276,227,104						67,928,709	L04	CIM SV 46 (1995), pp. 192-200
Bronson Slope	Skyline Gold Corp.	104B 077					79,000,000 (Ind.)	0.01	0.17		2.70 g/t Ag 0.48 g/t Au	7,900,000	L04	CIM SV 46 (1995), pp. 838-850
Carmi	St. Elias Mines Ltd.	082ENW036					20,700,000 (Ind.)	0.06				12,420,000	L05	MEM-AR 16102
Catface	Doublestar Resources Ltd.	092F 120					124,259,000	0.016	0.46	7,455,540	0.069 g/t Au	7,455,540	L04	CIM SV 46 (1995), pp. 322-326
Coxey (Red Mountain)	Crown Grant	082FSW110	1966-1972	939,397	1,748,871		244,917	0.22		538,817		2,287,688	L05	MINFILE
Crow-Rea	Molycor Gold Corp.	092HNE138					500,000	0.19		950,000		950,000		BC MEM, Info Circ. 1997-1
Davidson (Yorke-Hardy)	Blue Pearl Mining Ltd.	093L 110					75,280,000 (Meas. + Ind.)	0.177 [0.2]		133,245,600		133,245,600	L05	CIM SV 46 (1995), pp. 704-707; SW-Jan. 21, 2005 [43-101]
Dorothy	David Heyman	093M 009					40,819,500	0.01	0.25	4,081,950		4,081,950		CIM SV 15 (1976), Table 1, No. 93
Eaglehead	Carmax Explorations	104I 008					30,000,000 (Inf.)	0.01	0.41	3,000,000	2.71 g/t Ag 0.2 g/t Au	3,000,000	L04	CIM SV 37 (1986), p. 182 CIM SV 46 (1995), pp. 467-472
Endako	Endako Mines Ltd.	093K 006	1965-2004*	272,378,850	191,311,000		80,700,000	0.063		5,084,100		196,395,100	L05	CIM SV 46 (1995), pp. 697-703
Gambier Island	John McGoran / Rudolf Durfeld	092GNW025					114,000,000	0.02	0.29	2,280,000		2,280,000	L04	CIM SV 46 (1995), pp. 524-529
Gibraltar	Taseko Mines Ltd. / Ledcor Mining Ltd.	093B 012	1972-1998; 2004*	~308,996,000	9,036,601	877,000,000	163,500,000	0.01	0.313	16,350,000		25,386,601	L04	CIM SV 46 (1995), pp. 201-213
Gem	Sasa Rasovic	092HNW001					15,874,250	0.07		11,111,975		11,111,975	L05	MINFILE
Giant	Crown Grant	082FSW109					706,177	0.2		1,412,354	1.19 g/t Au	1,412,354	L05	MINFILE
Golconda	Leonard Saleken	082ESW016	1917-1969	1361	2660	38,068	54,248	0.97	1.64	526,206		528,866	L04	MEM-AR 22882
Golden Queen	Crown Grant	082FSW106					17,690	0.17		30,073		30,073	L05	SMF- Jul. 11, 1985 (David Minerals)
Granisle	Noranda Falconbridge	093L 146	1966-1982	52,700,000	6582	214,299,455	119,000,000	N/A	0.45		0.15 g/t Au	6582	L04	CIM SV 46 (1995), pp. 254-289
Harper Creek	Gary Belik	082M 009					53,000,000 (Ind.)	0.016	0.37	8,480,000	+ Au, Ag	8,480,000		MINFILE
HED	Craig Lynes	092HNE100					22,994,985	0.04	0.16	9,198,994		9,198,994	L04	GCNL, Mar. 7, 1996
Highland Valley Copper (incl. Bethlehem, Lornex + Valley Copper)	Teck Cominco Ltd.	092ISW012	1972-2004*	~1200,624,000	75,267,000	~1370,644,000	252,300,000	0.01	0.42	25,230,000	0.03 g/t Au	100,497,000	L04	CIM SV 46 (1995), pp. 161-191
Highmont	Teck Cominco Ltd.	092ISE013	1981-1984	32,666,471	6,865,613	50,218,940	88,400,000	0.021	0.26	18,564,000	0.004 g/t Au	25,429,613	L04	CIM SV 46 (1995), p. 175
Huckleberry	Huckleberry Mines Ltd.	093E 037	1997-2004*	~50,125,000	3,178,670	217,912,872	25,018,000	0.014	0.507	3,502,520	0.059 g/t Au	6,681,190	L04	CIM SV 46 (1995), pp. 313-321
Hushamu	Lumina Copper Corp.	092L 240					173 ,237,000	0.009	0.27	15,591,330	0.34 g/t Au	15,591,330	L04	CIM SV 46 (1995), pp. 367-376
Island Copper	BHP Billiton	092L 158	1971-1995	366,718,831	32,009,858	1227,330,387						32,009,858	L04	CIM SV 46 (1995), pp. 214-238
JA	Teck Cominco Ltd.	092ISE149					286,000,000	0.017	0.43	48,620,000		48,620,000	L04	CIM SV 46 (1995), p. 175
Jean	Ragnar Bruaset and David Cooke	093N 079					27,000,000 (Inf.)	0.015	0.3	4,050,000		4,050,000	L04	GCNL, Dec. 1, 1997
Joem	John Hope / Tony Wong	104P 059					12,245,850 (Ind.)	0.08		9,796,680		9,796,680	L05	Iso Mining AR, 1971
Kitsault (BC Moly)	Aluminerie Lauralco Inc. (Phelps Dodge Corp.)	103P 120	1967-1982	13,399,217	13,572,999		104,316,500	0.11		114,748,150		127,321,149	L05	CIM SV 46 (1995), pp. 708-711; Amax Inc., 1985
Kuhn	William Pfaffenberger	104P 071					409,300	0.08		327,440	0.38% Wo	327,440	K05	MEM-AR 10512
Logtung	Archer Cathro and Associates (1981) Ltd.	104O 016					162,000,000	0.03		48,600,000	0.1% Wo	48,600,000	L05	CIM SV 46 (1995), pp. 732-746
Louise Lake	North American Gem Inc.	093L 079					50,000,000 (Inf.)	0.02	0.3	10,000,000	0.31 g/t Au	10,000,000	L04	CIM SV 46 (1995), pp. 416-421
Lucky Ship	New Cantech Ventures Inc.	093L 053					18,400,000	0.098		18,032,000		18,032,000	L05	SW- Mar. 4, 2005
Mac	Silvercorp Metals Inc.	093K 097					100,000,000 (Ind. + Inf.)	0.072		71,928,000		71,928,000	L05	CIM SV 46 (1995), pp. 757-763
Maggie	Richard Billingsley	092INW015					181,440,000	0.029	0.28	52,617,600		52,617,600	L05	CIM SV 15 (1976), pp. 329-335
Max (Trout Lake)	Roca Mines Inc.	082KNW087					42,940,000	0.12 [0.06]		51,528,000		51,528,000	L05	CIM SV 46 (1995), pp. 771-780; SW- Jan. 6, 2004 [43-101]