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Mineral Hill

Prospect in British Columbia, Canada with commodities Wollastonite, Garnet
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Ownership information
  11. Reserves and resources
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10023320
MRDS ID I000175
Record type Site
Current site name Mineral Hill

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -123.75132, 49.46646 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)
Relative position Est Location, Unknown Precision.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Roche Harbor OE N(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Vancouver(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Geographic areas

Country State
Canada British Columbia

Comments on the location information

  • IN SECHELT AREA. LAT-LONG IS FOR SECHELT.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Wollastonite Primary
Garnet Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Garnet Ore
Wollastonite Ore

Analytical data

Result CERAMIC GRADE WOLLASTONITE

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 65
USGS model code 18g
Deposit model name Skarn wollastonite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -123.75132, 49.46646
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Tri-Sil Minerals Inc.
    Interest 80
  • Type Owner
    Owner Canarim Resources
    Interest 20

Comments on the production information

  • PRODUCTION STARTUP PLANNED FOR 1995-1996.

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1988
    Total resources 600000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Wollastonite Wol 52 wt-pct Wollastonite Major 1988
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1994
    Total resources 270000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Wollastonite Wol 42 wt-pct Wollastonite Major 1994

Comments on the workings information

  • CLAIMS COVER 1000 HA

Comments on development

  • IN 1988, DRILLED 8 HOLES AND METALLURGICAL TESTING; IN 1989, 10 DRILL HOLES AND SURFACE STRIPPING; BULK-SAMPLING TOOK PLACE IN 1989. ; ECON.COM: DEPOSIT IS 1 MILE FROM OPEN WATER.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CANADIAN MINES HANDBOOK 1989-90, P. 94, 449-50.

  • Deposit

    FATTAH, HASSAN, 1994, WOLLASTONITE-- NEW ASPECTS PROMISE GROWTH: INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, NO. 326, P. 21-43.

  • Reserve-Resource

    CANDADIAN MINES HANDBOOK, 1989, P. 94; SECOND AND THIRD NUMBERS FROM FATTAH, 1994;

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit DEPOSIT COVERS 2400 ACRES.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-NOV-89 Orris, Greta J. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 27-DEC-94 Orris, Greta J. U.S. Geological Survey

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Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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