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Solo-Oro Grande Mine

Past Producer in Manitoba, Canada with commodities Gold, Silver
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Host and associated rocks
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Geologic structures
  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 10056358
MRDS ID TC00019
Record type Site
Current site name Solo-Oro Grande Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -95.25032, 50.88501 (WGS84)
Relative position 34 KM SOUTHEAST OF BISSETT, 6.4 KM EAST OF THE FORMER TOWN OF WADHOPE, 0.4 KM WEST OF BERESFORD LAKE

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 Primary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic

Nearby scientific data

(1) -95.25032, 50.88501
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Oro Grande Shear

Ore body information

  • General form LENSES AND STRINGERS

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1919
Year of first production 1932
Year of last production 1934

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Oro Grande

Production statistics

  • Year 1934
    Period 1932-1934
    Material ORE
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Cp_Grade: ^11.2 G/T Au, 1.08 G/T Ag
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Minor Ore Silver Silver 1g/mt
    Minor Ore Gold Gold 11g/mt

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall depth 161M

Comments on development

  • IN JUNE 1984 HIGHMARK RESOURCES LTD. AND HOMESTEAD RESOURCES INC. AGREED TO A 50-50 JOINT VENTURE TO EXPLORE FOUR CONTIGUOUS CLAIMS COVERING THE SOLO-ORO GRANDE AND GUNNAR MINES. THEY CARRIED OUT SAMPLING OF TAILINGS SITES, GEOPHYSICAL SURVEYS AND SOIL SAMPLING.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    FOGWILL, DOUGLAS, AND BAMBURAK, JAMES, 1987, MINING IN MANITOBA: MANITOBA ENERGY AND MINES, MINERAL EDUCATION SERIES, 46 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.28.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit LENSES ARE UP TO 0.6 M WIDE, 7 M IN LENGTH

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1989 Bolm, Karen S. U.S. Geological Survey

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