CANADIAN AND WORLD MINERAL DEPOSIT DATABASES
Geological Survey of Canada


Deposit number Country Location Names Commodities
62 Canada (British Columbia) 55.40.54 N -- 129.30.38 W Dolly Varden; Alice Arm Silver Ag; Pb; Zn; Ba
 
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): Dolly Varden (deposit name); Alice Arm Silver (deposit name)
Political location(s): Canada; Province or state: British Columbia; Nearest community: Alice Arm (22.5 km N)
NTS map data: 103P04 (Greenville)
Deposit clan (type): Volcanogenic massive sulphide
Deposit (sub) types: Pelitic mafic; 3
Deposit status: past producer
Geologic province: North Cordilleran
Geologic subprovince: Intermontane Belt
Geologic district: Stikine terrane
Commodities: Ag; Pb; Zn; Ba
Geological ages: Jurassic (host rocks)
Radiometric ages: Age - Ma: 200; Event dated: mineralization; Interpretive comment: approximate age reported in SEG Centennial Volume appendix
Links to other databases: BC MINFILE; Key value: 103P 188
References:
Anonymous, 2015
MINFILE/www Search
Ministry if Energy and Mines, Government of British Columbia, Internet

Nokleberg, W. J.; United States Geological Survey; Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys, Alaska; Geological Survey of Canada, 2005
Metallogenesis and Tectonics of the Russian Far East, Alaska, and the Canadian Cordillera
Professional Paper , United States Geological Survey, Publication code 1697, 397 p.

Resource data:
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Resource and reserve figures are historical in nature. The Data source provided with each set of figures should be cited if the Data are re-reported.

2.91 million metric tons ore; Combined with production?: no; Provisional entry?: no; Resource category: geological resource
Grade-commodity information:Pb: 0.53 percent
Zn: 0.82 percent
Ag: 390 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%

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