Central Manitoba

Past Producer in Manitoba, Canada with commodities Gold, Silver
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Ownership information
  12. Production statistics
  13. Workings at the site
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10056352
MRDS ID TC00011
Record type Site
Current site name Central Manitoba
Alternate or previous names Kitchener, Roger Vein, Tene 6

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -95.33865, 50.90418 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 100(meters)
Relative position 10 MILES NORTHWEST OF BERESFORD LAKE; 27 KM SE OF BISSETT, Acc For Kitchener

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Canada Manitoba

Comments on the location information

  • RICE LAKE AREA

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Arkose
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Tuff
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -95.33865, 50.90418

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form LENSE

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Year of first production 1927
Year of last production 1937

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Central Manitoba
    First year 1926
    Last year 1945
  • Type Owner
    Owner F. Calverley
    First year 1979

Production statistics

  • Year 1928
    Material ORE
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^15.43 G/T
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Gold Gold 15g/mt
  • Year 1929
    Material ORE
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^17.45 G/T
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Gold Gold 17g/mt
  • Year 1931
    Material ORE
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^15.97 G/T
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Gold Gold 16g/mt
  • Year 1932
    Material ORE
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^16.39 G/T
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Gold Gold 16g/mt
  • Year 1933
    Material ORE
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^14.64 G/T
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Gold Gold 15g/mt
  • Year 1934
    Material ORE
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^9.35 G/T
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Gold Gold 9g/mt
  • Year 1935
    Material ORE
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^10.07 G/T
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Gold Gold 10g/mt
  • Year 1936
    Material ORE
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^12.25 G/T
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Gold Gold 12g/mt
  • Year 1937
    Material ORE
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^11.05 G/T
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Gold Gold 11g/mt
  • Year 1937
    Period 1927-1937
    Material ORE
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Cp_Grade: ^12.0 G/T Au, 1.96 G/T Ag
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Ore Silver Silver 2g/mt
    Major Ore Gold Gold 12g/mt
  • Year 1938
    Material ORE
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^1.54 G/T
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Gold Gold 2g/mt

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall depth 266M

Comments on development

  • NEW MANITOBA GOLD MINES HAD A 12-HOLE DRILL PROGRAM IN 1946;TRENCHING AND SAMPLING BY J. CALVERLEY IN 1977; GROUND AROUND LEASES EXPLORED BY BARRICK RESOURCES (1981) AND ANGELA DEVELOPMENT IN 1984.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    FOGWILL, DOUGLAS, AND BAMBURAK, JAMES, 1987, MINING IN MANITOBA: MANITOBA ENERGY AND MINES, MINERAL EDUCATION SERIES, 46 P.

  • Deposit

    BRUCE, E.L., 1933, MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE CANADIAN SHIELD: TORONTO, MACMILLAN, 428 P.

  • Deposit

    RICHARDSON, D.J., AND OSTRY, G., 1987, GOLD DEPOSITS OF MANITOBA: MANITOBA ENERGY AND MINES ECONOMIC GEOLOGY REPORT ER86-1, 91 P.

  • Production

    FOGWILL AND BAMBURAK, 1987, P. 25; RICHARDSON, AND OSTRY, 1987, P. 21.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 10 GOLD-BEARING VEINS; 5 PRINCIPAL PRODUCERS ARE THE KICHENER, ECLIPSE, NO. 1 BRANCH, TENE 6, AND HOPE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-89 Bolm, Karen S. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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