Murphy Lake, Porphyry copper prospect

Murphy Lake

Porphyry copper prospect in British Columbia, Canada

Names and other identifiers

GMRAP ID	9842
Tract name	Intermontane Island-Arc Cu-Au (003pCu2002x)
Site status	prospect

Geographic location

Country	Canada
State or province	British Columbia
Geographic location	-121.264415951, 52.02920595 (click for info)
Geologic map unit	-121.264415951, 52.02920595
Nearby data	List Map

Geologic information

Deposit type	Porphyry copper
Age (Ma)	187Ma
Age determination method	K-Ar biotite
Age range	187 Ma
Age reference	unknown
Minerals	chalcopyrite, magnetite, pyrite
Associated rocks	monzonite, diorite, gabbro, mafic porphyry, syenitic dike
Tectonic setting	island arc
Stratigraphic age	Early Jurassic

Commodity and development information

Development status	Occurrence
Major commodities	Cu, Au
Gold-Moly ratio	-9999

Reference information

Comments	Grades: 0.41 percent Cu.
Study area name	British Columbia and Yukon Territory
References	MINFILE BC (2009); Schroeter and others (2007); Candorado Operating Co. (2009)
Site reference	Mihalasky and others (2011, revised 2013)

Candorado Operating Co., 2009b, Murphy Lake: Candorado Operating Co. Web page, accessed 2009, at http://www.candorado.com/s/MurphyLake.asp.MINFILE BC, 2009, MINFILE Mineral inventory: British Columbia Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources, MINFILE database, total records 12,523, accessed December 2009, at http://minfile.gov.bc.ca/.

Schroeter, Tom; Grieve, David; Lane, Robert; Madu, Bruce; Northcote, Bruce; and Wojdak, Paul, 2007, British Columbia mining and mineral exploration overview 2006: British Columbia Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources Information Circular 2007-1, 28 p.