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Prairie Creek

Prospect in Northwest Territories, Canada with commodities Cadmium, Copper, Lead, Silver, Zinc
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Ore body information
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mining district
  10. Mineral rights holdings
  11. Ownership information
  12. Production statistics
  13. Reserves and resources
  14. Workings at the site
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10118602
MAS/MILS ID 1220300016
Record type Site
Current site name Prairie Creek

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -124.79354, 61.55826 (WGS84)
Elevation 850
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Canada Northwest Territories

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Cadmium Tertiary
Copper Secondary
Lead Primary
Silver Primary
Zinc Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -124.79354, 61.55826
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N12E
    Dip 57E
    Thickness 2.2M
    Length 10.5M
    Width 3M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 SHEAR ZONE
    Shape of Orebody #1 IRREGULAR
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Primary Ore Control FAULTING
    Strike And Dip N12E:57E
    Date of Last Modification 830712

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Discovery year 1923
Mining method Filled Stopes - Horiz Cut and Fill W/Tailings

Mining district

District name Northwest Territory

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner San Andreas Resources Corp.
    Interest 100
    Home office Canada
    Year 1993
    First year 1993
  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Cadillac Explorations Ltd.
    Interest 100
    Home office Canada
    Year 1981
    First year 1981
    Last year 1993

Production statistics

  • Year 1982
    Description 315000 Mt Ore/Yr

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1992
    Indicated 4000000mt ore
    Demonstrated 4000000mt ore
    Total resources 4000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Silver Ag 467.67 g/mt Silver Major 1992
    Lead Pb 13.7 wt-pct Lead Major 1992
    Zinc Zn 15.6 wt-pct Zinc Major 1992
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1975
    Indicated 1899999mt ore
    Demonstrated 1899999mt ore
    Total resources 1899999mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Silver Ag 219.9 g/mt Silver Major 1975
    Lead Pb 12.5 wt-pct Lead Major 1975
    Zinc Zn 15.5 wt-pct Zinc Major 1975
    Copper Cu 0.6 wt-pct Copper Minor 1975
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1993
    Indicated 4000000mt ore
    Demonstrated 4000000mt ore
    Total resources 4000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Silver Ag 191.6 g/mt Silver Major 1993
    Lead Pb 13.65 wt-pct Lead Major 1993
    Zinc Zn 15.61 wt-pct Zinc Major 1993
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1994
    Demonstrated 4200000mt ore
    Total resources 4200000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Silver Ag 187.33 g/mt Silver Major 1994
    Lead Pb 13.01 wt-pct Lead Major 1994
    Zinc Zn 14.65 wt-pct Zinc Major 1994
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1995
    Demonstrated 10600000mt ore
    Total resources 10600000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Silver Ag 188 g/mt Silver Major 1995
    Lead Pb 11.3 wt-pct Lead Major 1995
    Zinc Zn 13.1 wt-pct Zinc Major 1995

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ESTIMATE
    Mining Method HORIZ CUT & FILL W/TAILINGS 10-60
    Avg. Length of Adits (m) 1924
    Number of Adits 2
    Capacity 900
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Unit Production Cost 37.5
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 350
    Year of Information 1981

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Reserve-Resource

    CANADIAN MINES HANDBOOK 1979-80, NORTHERN MINER PRESS LTD.,

  • Reserve-Resource

    1979, P.51.

  • Reserve-Resource

    CRANSTONE, D.A. AND R.T. WHILLANS, CANADIAN RESERVES OF

  • Reserve-Resource

    COPPER, NICKEL, LEAD, ZINC, MOLYBDENUM, SILVER AND GOLD

  • Reserve-Resource

    AS OF JAN. 1, 1978, EMR CANADA, MINERALS, MR 185, 1979,

  • Reserve-Resource

    P.27.

  • Reserve-Resource

    "SAN ANDREAS EXPLORES LEAD-ZINC MINE PROJECT", METAL

  • Reserve-Resource

    BULLETIN, JULY 29, 1993, P. 7.

  • Reserve-Resource

    "RESERVES INCREASE AT PRAIRIE REEK", THE NORTHERN MINER,

  • Reserve-Resource

    28 FEB 94, P. 3.

  • Reserve-Resource

    MINING JOURNAL, 12/1/95, "SAN ANDREAS RAISES PRAIRIE CREEK".

  • Reserve-Resource

    PAGE 413.

  • Deposit

    ANNIS, R.C., D.A. CRANSTONE AND M. VALLEE, A SURVEY OF KNOWN

  • Deposit

    MINERAL DEPOSITS IN CANADA THAT ARE NOT BEING MINED;

  • Deposit

    ENERGY,MINES AND RESOURCES CANADA, MINERALS, MR 181,1978,

  • Deposit

    M.VALLEE

  • Deposit

    CADILLAC TO DEVELOP NAHANNIA VALLEY MINE, APRIL 11, 1980,

  • Deposit

    MINING JOURNAL, P. 299.

  • Deposit

    DUVAL, DAVIO, MARCH 6, 1980, CADILLAC ACQUIRING 1000-TON 1

  • Deposit

    MILL FOR ITS NAHANNIA SILVER-LEAD MINE, THE NORTHERN

  • Deposit

    MINER, PP. 1, 6.

  • Deposit

    DUVAL, DAVID, MARCH 27, 1980, MINERALIZED BELT EXTENDED 20

  • Deposit

    MILES AT CADILLAC'S SILVER-LEAD-ZINC FIND, THE NORTHERN

  • Deposit

    MINER, PP. 1, 5.

  • Deposit

    MINERAL POLICY SECTOR, DEPT. OF ENERGY, MINES AND RESOURCES,

  • Deposit

    1980, PRARIE CREEK (CADILLAC PROPERTY), OTTAWA, CANADA.

  • Deposit

    CADILLAC EXPLORATIONS LIMITED, 1980 ANNUAL REPORT.

  • Deposit

    LUDVIGSEN, R., ORDOVICIAN FORMATION AND FAUNAS, SOUTHERN

  • Deposit

    MACKENZIE MOUNTAINS, CANADIAN JOURNAL EARTH SCIENCE, V.

  • Deposit

    12, 1975, PP. 663-696.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit CADMIUM YIELD IS 100%; MILL RECOVERY IS 40%.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 23-SEP-96 Difrancesco, Carl A. U.S. Bureau of Mines

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