Arthur White Mine

Producer in Ontario, 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. Mineral occurrence model information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Ownership information
  12. Production statistics
  13. Reserves and resources
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10084875
MRDS ID W700101
Record type Site
Current site name Arthur White Mine
Alternate or previous names Dickenson Red Lake

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -93.71693, 51.05001 (WGS84)
Relative position LOCATED JUST EAST OF CAMPBELL RED LAKE MINE

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Canada Ontario

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Primary

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 276
USGS model code 36b
Deposit model name Homestake Au
Mark3 model number 1

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)

Nearby scientific data

(1) -93.71693, 51.05001

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Red Lake District

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Sullivan Resources, Dickenson

Production statistics

  • Year 1984
    Material AU
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^0.34 Oz Au/Ton
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Gold Gold 10g/mt
  • Year 1985
    Period 1948-1985
    Material AU
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Cp_Grade: ^0.55 Oz Au/Ton
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Gold Gold 16g/mt

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1987
    Total resources 2500000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 9.6 g/mt Gold Major 1987

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ELEVATORSKI, E.A., 1985, GOLD DEPOSITS GUIDEBOOK: MINOBRAS MINING SERVICES, 146 P.

  • Deposit

    MINING MAGAZINE, JANUARY, 1987, P.56.

  • Deposit

    ONTARIO MINISTRY OF NATURAL RESOURCES, 1977, GOLD DEPOSITS OF ONTARIO (WEST CENTRAL SHEET): ONTARIO GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PRELIMINARY MAP P1227.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-1987 Paidakovich, Matthew E. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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