CANADIAN AND WORLD MINERAL DEPOSIT DATABASES
Geological Survey of Canada


Deposit number Country Location Names Commodities
72 Canada (British Columbia) 58.12.19 N -- 128.21.36 W Esso West; Esso Cu; Zn; Au; Ag; Pb
 
Database name: World Volcanogenic Massive Sulphide Deposits
Custodial agency: Society of Economic Geologists & Geological Survey of Canada
Compilers: J. M. Franklin, H. L. Gibson, I. R. Jonasson, and A. G. Galley
Release date: 2015-03-23
   
Deposit name(s): Esso West (deposit name); Esso
Political location(s): Canada; Province or state: British Columbia; Nearest community: Dease Lake (100 km SE)
NTS map data: 104I01 (Tucho River)
Deposit clan (type): Volcanogenic massive sulphide
Deposit (sub) types: Bimodal felsic; 4
Deposit status: advanced exploration
Geologic province: North Cordilleran
Geologic subprovince: Intermontane Belt
Geologic district: Cache Creek terrane
Commodities: Cu; Zn; Au; Ag; Pb
Geological ages: Late Permian - Early Triassic (host rocks)
Radiometric ages: Age - Ma: 210; Event dated: mineralization; Interpretive comment: approximate age reported in SEG Centennial Volume appendix
Qualified comments: (Applies to: miscellaneous) Esso is the westernmost and deepest of three massive sulphide lenses that are being drilled by Kutcho Copper Corporation. The lenses for east to west are Kutcho (DEPNO 79 in this database), Sumac, and Esso.
Links to other databases: BC MINFILE; Key value: 104I 060
References:
Anonymous, 2005
(unknown title)
The Northern Miner, Jan-20 issue, p. 18

Anonymous, 2015
MINFILE/www Search
Ministry if Energy and Mines, Government of British Columbia, Internet

Makarenko, M.; Sheykholeslami, A.; Kirkham, G.; Teh, H.; Zhang, G.; Chaparro, C.; Jarratt, D.; Archibald, D.; Palkovits, F.; Mercer, B., 2011
Kutcho Copper Project prefeasibility study, British Columbia
NI 43-101 Technical Report, Prepared by JDS Energy and Mining, Kutcho Copper Corporation, 378 p.

Resource data:
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2.1 million metric tons ore; Combined with production?: no; Provisional entry?: no; Resource category: geological resource
Grade-commodity information:Cu: 3.26 percent
Zn: 5.86 percent
Au: 0.71 grams/metric ton
Ag: 75.7 grams/metric ton
Reference: Franklin, J. M.; Gibson, H. L.; Jonasson, I. R.; Galley, A. G., 2005: Volcanogenic Massive Sulphide Deposits; Appendices on CD-ROM, Section [Franklin] Volcanogenic Massive Sulfide Deposits, in Economic Geology 100th Anniversary Volume, Edited by Hedenquist, J. W.; Thompson, J. F. H.; Goldfarb, R. J.; Richards, J. P., Special Volume, Society of Economic Geology, 1146 p., 1 disks
Percent weights allocated to deposit: 100.0%


Estimate date: 2011-02-15; 1,816,191 metric ton ore; Combined with production?: no; Provisional entry?: no; Resource category: indicated
Grade-commodity information:Cu: 2.69 percent
Zn: 6.18 percent
Ag: 64.78 ppm
Au: 0.66 ppm
Cutoff grade-commodity:Cu: 1.5 percent
Reference: Makarenko, M.; Sheykholeslami, A.; Kirkham, G.; Teh, H.; Zhang, G.; Chaparro, C.; Jarratt, D.; Archibald, D.; Palkovits, F.; Mercer, B., 2011: Kutcho Copper Project prefeasibility study, British Columbia; NI 43-101 Technical Report, Prepared by JDS Energy and Mining, Kutcho Copper Corporation, 378 p.
Percent weights allocated to deposit: 100.0%

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