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Ross Mine

Producer in Ontario, Canada with commodities Gold, Silver, Copper
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  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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10084904
MRDS ID W700132
Record type Site
Current site name Ross Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -80.28307, 48.5 (WGS84)
Relative position 1/2 MILE NORTH OF HOLTYRE IN HISLOP TOWNSHIP, ONTARIO, 96 KM NORTHWEST OF KIRKLAND LAKE, MIDWAY BETWEEN TIMMONS AND KIRKLAND LAKE

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
Copper Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Electrum Ore
Gold 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 Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Syenite
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Syenite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -80.28307, 48.5
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    AKANDE, SAMUEL O., 1982, MINERALOGY AND GENESIS OF THREE VEIN SYSTEMS, ROSS MINE, HOLTYRE, ONTARIO, IN HODDER, R.W., AND PETRUK, WILLIAM, EDS., GEOLOGY OF CANADIAN GOLD DEPOSITS: CANADIAN INSTITUTE OF MINING AND METALLURGY, 286 P.

  • Deposit

    MINING MAGAZINE, JANUARY, 1987, P. 56.

  • Deposit

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

Reporter information

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

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