Kerr Addison Mine

Producer in Ontario, Canada with commodities Gold, Arsenic, Copper
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Controls for ore emplacement
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Production statistics
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10084891
MRDS ID W700118
Record type Site
Current site name Kerr Addison Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -79.56639, 48.13332 (WGS84)
Relative position 6 MILES NORTHEAST OF LARDER LAKE, 7 MILES EAST OF DOBIE

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
Arsenic Critical Tertiary
Copper Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Gold Ore
Pyrite Ore

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) > Mafic Volcanic Rock > Basalt
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Komatiite (Ultramafite)

Nearby scientific data

(1) -79.56639, 48.13332

Economic information

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Sheared And Altered Zones

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Larder Lake District

Production statistics

  • Year 1984
    Material AU
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^0.11 Oz Au/Ton
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 3g/mt

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THE HOST ROCKS ARE HIGHLY SHEARED AND ALTERED.

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.