The Galore Creek project is one of the largest undeveloped copper-gold deposits in Canada and in the world.[1] The deposit is located in northwestern British Columbia along Galore Creek, a tributary of the Scud River, which in turn empties into the Stikine River.[1][2] The deposit, situated within an alkalic, silica-undersaturated igneous intrusive complex, has estimated metal contents of 12 billion pounds of copper, 10.7 million oz of gold and 183.1 million oz of silver.[1][3] It was owned 50% by Teck Resources and 50% by NovaGold Resources until 2018, when Newmont purchased NovaGold's share.[4]
The project is currently in care and maintenance status, managing critical safety, environmental and regulatory compliance activities.[5]
References
- Galore Creek Gold Mine novagold.com, 2013, retrieved 2013-07-05^
- {{BCGNIS|5259|Galore Creek}}^
- Sarah Henderson. Galore Creek: A Complex High Grade Cu-Au Alkalic Porphyry System gcmc.ca, 2018-06-03^
- Kevin Martine. Newmont buys out NovaGold’s share of Galore Creek CIM Magazine, retrieved 15 January 2020^
- The Galore Creek Project 2020 Program Update Galore Creek Mining Corporation, retrieved 8 December 2020^