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ploration. program and a

detailed feasibility study. Pro-

-,: bability of opening moderate to
* high.

costs of transportation and

‘other = infrastructure.:

-* will have to be by way of the

Critical. factor will be

Stikine River Valley,. either.

horth or south. Capital costs will
be high. ~

GRANISLE >
MITED

COPPER Li-

.. Lecated on Copper Island on.
Babine Lake. This mine has an
_estimated reserve of $7,600,000
tons of ore grading 0.44 percent

copper on September 30, 1971.
The actual mine capacity is

. 14,000 tons per day. The output
is 18,000 tons per. year of copper |

contained in 73, 000 fons con-

s cen trate,

This mine is in operation with
; ~ gapacity being expanded to

14,000 tons per day in 1972. Shi-

--pment takes place via CNR to.
‘Prince Rupert. where con-..
8 centrate is. ‘shipped to Japan. .

An -earn-up: to 45 percent in-.
rest by carrying. out an ex-

Access

; . ' PROPERTY
POTENTIAL COPPER MINES |’
IN BABINE-OOTSA AREA,

otere RA ERLE EI .
- vate

KENNCO EXPLORATIONS

“ -LIMITED - BERG PROPERTY

~) Located near Kidprice Lake,
‘approximately 50 miles south-
west of Houston, The estimated
reserves are 200,000,000 tons of
ore grading 0.5 percent copper
and the mining rate is assumed.
to be 20,000 tons per day. The
‘annual rate is 42,000 tons of co-
pper contained in 168,000 tons

concentrate. The status of this-

operation is unknown.

KENNCO © ‘EXPLORATIONS
HIMITED -. GOOSLY LAKE

.. Located about 25 miles south-
east of Houston. The estimated
" .Weserve is some tens of millions
. of tons of ore grading 0.7 per-
cent copper, 0.04 o-1 gold and 4 —
to 5. &t silver. The assumed

daily mining rate is 10,000 tons. —

The ouput is 21,000 tons per year

of copper contained in 384,000 |

‘toms of concentrate. The status
of this operation is. unknown,

NORANDA MINES. LIMITED “
BELL COPPER: MINE

.. This mine is located on Ne-

wman Peninsula, .Babine Lake
and has an estimated reserve of
. 45,000,000 tons of ore. grading 0.5
“percent cepper. The . actual
mining rate is 10,000 tons per
day and. the yearly: output | is

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| 4617 ‘Wamer -635- 1689 Terrace

‘15,000 ‘tea. ‘per. 1 year of copper
contained in 60,000 tons of con-
cenirate.-The mine started 1 up in

1972 . Transportation is:via the | ,

CNR to oranda P.Q.

NORANDA MINES LIMITED - -

MORRISON PROPERTY

.. This mine is located on the
west side of Morrison Lake,
north of Babine Lake. The esti-.
mated reserves are more than
50,000,000 tons grading sc
mething less than 0.5 percent
copper. The assumed mining
rate is 10,000 tons per day and
the yearly output is 13,000. tons
per year of copper contained in
52,000 lons concentrate. The
status of this firm is unknown.

SILVER STANDARD - ASAR-
CO - OX LAKE PROPERTY
.. This mine is located about 60
miles south of Houston and has
an estimated

de” copper and Molybdenum.
. The assumed mining rate is

10,000 tons per day witha yearly —

‘oulput of 12,000 tons copper
contained in 48,600 ‘tons ‘of con-
centrale involving a. copper re-
covery of 90 percent recovery,

concentrate grade of 25 percent |

copper based on a 330 day year.
The status of this firm is unkno-
wh, rr rs

reserve of:
30,000,000 tons of ‘near ore gra-:

Contractors. for: - ie
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FIREPLACES & TILE WORK

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“ Serving Terrace

JOE SMOLEY, Mgr.
2: 2912 Eby, Terrace

“BERT BROWER
Res - 635-7539.

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