14 Metal & Mineral Resources II Flashcards

1
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What are the four mines in the intermontane belt?

A
  1. Golden Triangle
  2. Highland Valley
  3. Mount Polley
  4. Klondike
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What created the golden triangle in the intermontane belt?

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related epithermal systems found in B.C. and the Yukon formed between 220 and 175 million years ago - before the landmass was accreted onto North America.

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What kind of deposit and terrane is the Highland Valley copper mine?

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It is a porphyry deposit in the
Quesnellia terrane.

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3
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What two things is the golden triangle rich in?

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Copper and gold

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What is an important fact about the Highland Valley mine and where is located?

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The largest open-pit copper mine in Canada
~50KM south of Kamloops BC

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5
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HVC hosted by what concentrically zone?

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Guichon Creek batholith.

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What mineralization is Mount Polley?

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alkalic porphyry copper-gold deposit located in a Mesozoic volcanic arc in central BC.

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What kind of mine is the Mount Polley Copper-Gold mine?

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Two open-pit sites with an underground mining component

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What happened at Mount Polley Copper-Gold Mine?

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Their tail pond (used for storing waste rock) experienced a dam breach into two local lakes and rivers where 10 Million M^3 of wastewater was released into the water system

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8
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*Mount Polley situation

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9
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What is important about the Klondike?

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Site of the biggest gold rush of Canada if not the world
The most famous mine in Canada

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10
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Who discovered the Klondike?

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Jim “SKookum” Mason

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What is believed to be the source of all the gold in the Klondike?

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‘The dome’ which is yet to be discovered

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What were the three ways miners made it up to the Klondike?

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All water route (sail north past the Alaska Panhandle)
Skagwayidyea route (through the Chilkoot pass)
All Canadian route (Went north, east of the cordillera)

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13
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What city was the home to the Klondike and what the population change during that time?

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Dawson City
500 ppl in 1896 to 30,000 ppl in 1898

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14
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What years was the Klondike Gold rush

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1896-1899

15
Q

Where specifically did Skookum Jim find the gold and how much gold did the Klondike produce over 100 years?

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Bonanza Creek
Estimated 311 tonnes

15
Q

How many ppl set out compared to how many ppl made it to the Klondike

A

100,000 set out
Only about 30,000 ppl made it

16
Q

What was interesting about the Klondike during the last glacial period?

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When the Cordillera ice sheet was at its maximum ~15,000 years ago the Klondike WAS NOT under glaciation

17
Q

What is the one important mine in the insular & coast belt?

A

Windy Craggy

18
Q

Slide 60

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19
Q

What happened to the Windy Craggy Project?

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The government made it a protected park which halted the project

20
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What is the Windy Craggy Project known for and what is the value?

A

is one of North America’s largest resources of cobalt with excellent copper, zinc, gold and silver grades.
Estimated total metal value of more than $25 billion

21
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What deposits do we have in and near Calgary because of glaciation

A

Gravel deposits equaling $206 Million/yr
From glacial till and outwash

22
Q

What stone is City Hall made out of

A

Paskapoo sandstone

23
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Slides 78-82

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