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Gurney 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. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Ownership information
  11. Production statistics
  12. Workings at the site
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10056367
MRDS ID TC00032
Record type Site
Current site name Gurney Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -101.19616, 54.73143 (WGS84)
Relative position 44 KM EAST OF FLIN FLON, 1 KM NORTHWEST OF BRUNNE 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

  • FLIN FLON AREA

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Galena Ore
Pyrite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
    Rock unit name Amisk Group
    Rock description Amisk Group
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic

Nearby scientific data

(1) -101.19616, 54.73143
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Economic information

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 1937
Year of last production 1939

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Gurney
    First year 1935
    Last year 1975

Production statistics

  • Year 1939
    Period 1937-1939
    Material ORE
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Cp_Grade: ^8.5 G/T Au, 24.2 G/T Ag
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Minor Ore Gold Gold 9g/mt
    Minor Ore Silver Silver 24g/mt

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall depth 199M

Comments on development

  • W.B. DUNLOP HELD PROPERTY (1975-1977), STAKED AGAIN IN 1978. KERR ADDISON LTD. OPTIONED PROPERTY IN 1978 AND CARRIED OUR LINE CUTTING, GEOPHYSICAL SURVEYS AND DIAMOND DRILLING. DROPPED OPTION IN 1983.

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. 28; RICHARDSON, AND OSTRY, 1987, P. 51.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit GOLD OCCURS AS MICROSCOPIC PARTICLES IN QUARTZ, ASSOCIATED WITH GALENA. MINERALIZATION ALSO OCCURS IN QUARTZ ASSOCIATED WITH DRAG FOLDS WITHIN A TUFF BED.

Reporter information

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

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