ing the course < of the last ‘meeling of the Kidmat-Stikine. : lonalDistrict an effort: to. keep ‘a report prepared by F.L.- ¢ eed & Associates of Van- couver touching on railway, forestry’ and” mining. was th. -warted when Director Joe : ‘Banyay. forced the matter to a ‘debate and eventual tabling of a part'of the report. Appendices . dealing with Mineral depeesits in- - the Stikine-Dease Lake area -_ _and ihe extension of the -B.C; the ‘petential copper mines in _ Babine-Ootsa Area and factors .. for ‘smelter’ design remained ~ confidential despite efforts to ‘allow-the taxpayers, who pay for these reports, to be made. ‘aware of what is actually going on in-Northwestern B.C. .. Ther Herald has managed to obtain this confidential report and in the best interest of our. northern citizens we publish the details in“this article. ' DEASE LAKE MINES LI- MITED - JUNE & STIKINE PROPERTIES .-These are located 30 miles south of Dease.Lake and have _ an estimated reserve . of ~ 20,000,000 tons of ore grading at ‘ 0,44 percent copper, The mining ale potential is.6,000 tons per day with an ouput of 7,500 lons copper per year from 30,000 Lons “per ear of concentrate grade of FaFate?, es ererete ree evesticacoaat << Hyde Park Samuelsohn PROGRESSING WITH THE AREA Michael’s Stern Craft Sportswear. ‘Croydon Sportswear Hickok Slacks Canadays Slacks Van Heusen Shirts Townline Shirts 2 per cenit copper, based ona 330 ‘operating days | per - year assumed, . ..Dease Lake’ Mines Limited are owned by Lytton Minerals and Mitsui which each. hold 44 . percent, The operation is consk — dered marginal at copper price .of $0.50 per lb. A probability opening date by 1980 is. con: - sidered moderate to‘low. ..The mine is locate d on both. the Stewart-Cassiar Highway Railway to Dease Lake. The cost of shipping via Stewart over.210 miles at six cents per ton - mile is $12.60.a ton, The cost via Prince Rupert over 380. rales. at two cents per ton mile : is $7.60. per ton. LIARD COPPER MINES - SCHAFT CREEK PROPERTY | .This mine Is located 36 miles south of Telegraph Creek and has an estimated reserve of 310,000,000 tons of ore grading 0.40 per cent copper and 0.036 percent molybdenite. The mining rate is 40,000 tons per day and the oulputis 48,000 tons per year of copper contained iti 190,000 tons of concentrate. This is a 90 percent copper recovery, - concentrate grade of 25 percent copper and 330 operaling days per year assumed. . we biped ‘Standard ‘Mines 65°. percent “interest. Hecla — : Operating Company. can earn:70 per cent interest by bringing ° . property. ‘into production.:. Mo- derate to high probability: of opening by 1980, _. Transportation is 45 miles. to: _ Stewart-Cassiar Highway (road. “construction via Raspberry Pass would be’ required). Cost via Stewart $11.40 per ton via ‘road -while via Prince Rupert the coal per ton via roa road and rail would be $10.40 per ton. — NICKEL MOUNTAIN MINES - - 4 & L-PROPERTY. | ,.This mine is located ap- . _ proximately 40 miles west of the Stewart-Cassiar ©Highway. - has an estimated reserve of 3,300,000 tons of are grading 0.80 percent nickel. and 0.62 per cent. copper, The mining rate is 1,500 . tons per day. and the output per year is 30,000. tons of con centrale, _ Controlled by Silver ‘standard, with a development agreement with Sumitomo probability’ oo opening moderate. Access is di- - fficult and market for nickel co- pper concentrates © ‘uncertain. - Transportation requires constraction of fifty miles of. - road via Iskut River: Valley: to” ‘join ‘piewart Cassini Highiney per ton, . Tf the Sheriitt Gordon! Plant at. Edmonton is-the destination the cost via. highway and rail to Prince George would be $20.00 per. ton. while. by. railway to Terrace and then Prince George the. cost ‘would be $14.80 Per ton. * PARAMOUNT - MINING Li- MITED | . This mine is located 36 miles south of Telegraph Creek and adjoins the Liard Copper’s - Schaft Property. The estimated -reserves are 90-100. million tons of ore grading 0.337 percent co- pper and 0.047 per cent moly- bdenite The mining rate is assu- - med. to be 15,000 tons per day with a ton per year. “yield. of: PARAMOUNT MINING LI-. . MITED ‘.. This: mine is Tocated 36 miles south of Telegraph Creek and adjoins the Liard Copper’s- Schaft. Property. The estimated reserves are 90-100 million tons - af ore grading 0.337 percent co. Cost if Japan Is: destination via. Stewart-Cassiar © Stewart $11.20 per ton: 'Via. the © highway. and by rail to Prince |. Rupert. the ‘cost. would be. $9.80 o ‘Highway: to. -+ see The owners are. ©. Kennco, ‘percent, Hudson's. ‘6t,000 tons’. per. year con- centrate. This is 90 percent co- pper recovery. with concentrate.” grading 25 Percent copper over, 330. working days. © ; ;:Hecla - “Operating - Company can earn 7 percent interest by brining -the property. into’ pro- - duction, Hecla has until 1976: to make a production decision. mo-'. . derate probability, of goitig into. production ‘by 1980. Tran-~ _sportation is essentially. the: Ba-. me as applies .io the Liard oe pPper Mines... aera -STIKINE: COPPER: LIMITED - “ a GALORE CREEK.PROPERTY ||. . , Located in-Coast Mountains. ©.” This property has .estimated — -reserves of between: 100,000,000 aa ‘and. 200,000,000 tons ‘grading Le between 1 and 1.4 percent:.co-- pper. The mining rate is: assu- med at 25,000 tons per day..This means 74,000 tons per year contained in concentrate..:of. 297,000 tons, 90 percent copper. ‘ Recovery - concentrate grade of : 25 percent copper - - 330 days. 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