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Mt Polley - Caribou, Bell, Springer, Wight
British Columbia, Canada
Main commodities: Cu Au




The most recent source geological information used to prepare this description was dated: 2005.    
This description is a summary from published sources, the chief of which are listed below.
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    Selected References
Bath A B, Logan J M and Kamenetsky V S,  2006 - Apatite in Cu-sulfide ore from the Mount Polley alkalic porphyry, BC Canada - Abstract: in    Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta   v70 p A40
Logan, J.M. and Mihalynuk, M.G.,  2004 - Regional Geology and Setting of the Cariboo, Bell, Springer and Northeast Porphyry Cu-Au Zones at Mount Polley, South-Central British Columbia: in    Geological Fieldwork 2004, BC Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources, BC Geological Survey,   Paper 2005-1, pp. 249-270.
Logan, J.M. and Mihalynuk, M.G.,  2014 - Tectonic Controls on Early Mesozoic Paired Alkaline Porphyry Deposit Belts (Cu-Au ± Ag-Pt-Pd-Mo) Within the Canadian Cordillera : in    Econ. Geol.   v.109, pp. 827-858.
Pass H E, Cooke D R, Davidson G, Maas R, Dipple G, Rees C, Lee Ferreira, Taylor C and Deyell C L  2014 - Isotope Geochemistry of the Northeast Zone, Mount Polley Alkalic Cu-Au-Ag Porphyry Deposit, British Columbia: A Case for Carbonate Assimilation : in    Econ. Geol.   v.109 pp. 859-890
Pisiak, L.K., Canil, D., Lacourse, T., Plouffe, A. and Ferbey, T.,  2017 - Magnetite as an Indicator Mineral in the Exploration of Porphyry Deposits: A Case Study in Till near the Mount Polley Cu-Au Deposit, British Columbia, Canada: in    Econ. Geol.   v.112, pp. 919-940.
Plouffe, A., Lee, R.G., Byrne, K., Kjarsgaard, I.M., Petts, D.C., Wilton, D.H.C., Ferbey, T. and Oelze, M.,  2024 - Tracing Detrital Epidote Derived from Alteration Halos to Porphyry Cu Deposits in Glaciated Terrains: The Search for Covered Mineralization: in    Econ. Geol.   v.119, pp. 305-329. doi: 10.5382/econgeo.5049.


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