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Jade City is a settlement in northwestern 
The reality TV series '' Jade Fever'' documents the mining efforts of the Cassiar Mountain Jade Store, and the Bunce family. They mine hard rock deposits and placer deposits left by glaciers. The Bunce family has mined the area for jade for about 35 years, starting with Claudia Bunce's father, Steve Simonovic in 1985.
"Jade City gallery"
* Discovery Channel Canada
Jade Fever
Cassiar Country Unincorporated settlements in British Columbia Mining communities in British Columbia Jade {{BritishColumbiaInterior-geo-stub
Jade City is a settlement in northwestern British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Canada. Situated in the Pacific Northwest between the Pacific Ocean and the Rocky Mountains, the province has a diverse geography, with rugged landscapes that ...
, Canada, near the Yukon
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, located on Highway 37, west of Good Hope Lake and close to Cassiar, in the Cassiar Highlands. The region around Jade City is rich with serpentinite
Serpentinite is a metamorphic rock composed predominantly of serpentine group minerals formed by serpentinization of mafic or ultramafic rocks. The ancient origin of the name is uncertain; it may be from the similarity of its texture or color ...
(a jade
Jade is an umbrella term for two different types of decorative rocks used for jewelry or Ornament (art), ornaments. Jade is often referred to by either of two different silicate mineral names: nephrite (a silicate of calcium and magnesium in t ...
precursor), greenstone (jade look-a-likes), and Nephrite jade. Jade City is by road about 19 hours north of Greater Vancouver
Greater Vancouver, also known as Metro Vancouver, is the metropolitan area with its major urban centre being the city of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The term ''Greater Vancouver'' describes an area that is roughly coterminous with the r ...
, and 1 hour south of the Yukon
Yukon () is a Provinces and territories of Canada, territory of Canada, bordering British Columbia to the south, the Northwest Territories to the east, the Beaufort Sea to the north, and the U.S. state of Alaska to the west. It is Canada’s we ...
border. As of 2015, it had a population of about 30 people.
During the summer a church opens up to the public offering Sunday services. There are no gas stations or restaurants.
The reality TV series '' Jade Fever'' documents the mining efforts of the Cassiar Mountain Jade Store, and the Bunce family. They mine hard rock deposits and placer deposits left by glaciers. The Bunce family has mined the area for jade for about 35 years, starting with Claudia Bunce's father, Steve Simonovic in 1985.
References
External links
* Discovery Channel Canada, ''Jade Fever''"Jade City gallery"
* Discovery Channel Canada
Jade Fever
Cassiar Country Unincorporated settlements in British Columbia Mining communities in British Columbia Jade {{BritishColumbiaInterior-geo-stub