| GMRAP ID | 9808 |
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| Alternate names | Lornex Mine |
| Tract name | Intermontane Island-Arc (003pCu2001x) |
| Group name | Highland Valley Group |
| Included sites | Group includes Ann, Bethlehem, Getty South, Highland Valley Copper, Highmont, IDE-AM, JA, Krain,and Lornex deposits and BX, Getty West, Highmont West, Jericho, MER, Rateria, Victor, Wiz, and Yubet prospects. |
| Site status | deposit |
| Country | Canada |
|---|---|
| State or province | British Columbia |
| Geographic location | -121.043115429, 50.450305906 |
| Geologic map unit | -121.043115429, 50.450305906 |
| Nearby data |
| Deposit type | Porphyry copper |
|---|---|
| Deposit subtype | Cu-Mo |
| Age (Ma) | 208Ma |
| Age determination method | Inferred from U-Pb zircon age for Highland Valley Copper |
| Age range | 208 Ma |
| Age reference | unknown |
| Minerals | azurite, bornite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, covellite, cuprite, malachite, molybdenite, native copper, pyrite, pyrolusite |
| Associated rocks | quartz diorite, granodiorite, quartz porphyry dike |
| Tectonic setting | island arc |
| Stratigraphic age | Late Triassic |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Major commodities | Cu, Mo, Ag |
| Minor commodities | Au |
| Tonnage (Mt) | 514Mt |
| Cu grade (%) | 0.427% |
| Mo grade (%) | 0.015% |
| Au grade (g/t) | 0.006g/t |
| Ag grade (g/t) | 1.2g/t |
| Contained copper | 2,190,000t |
| Gold-Moly ratio | 0.4 |
| Comments | 1972–1993, production, open at depth. |
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| Study area name | British Columbia and Yukon Territory |
| References | MINFILE BC (2009); Sutherland Brown (1976); Singer and others (2008) |
| Site reference | Mihalasky and others (2011, revised 2013) |