Forest Hill

Producer in Nova Scotia, Canada with commodity Gold
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Ownership information
  9. Reserves and resources
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10133113
MAS/MILS ID 1220350012
Record type Site
Current site name Forest Hill

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -61.75742, 45.3082 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Canada Nova Scotia

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -61.75742, 45.3082

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1893

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Westminer (Canada) Ltd.
    Interest 100
    Home office Canada
    Year 1990

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1988
    Total resources 1090000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 14.7 g/mt Gold Major 1988
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1988
    Demonstrated 110000mt ore
    Total resources 110000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 8.8 g/mt Gold Major 1988

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    THE NORTHERN MINER, 2/87, P.37

  • Deposit

    MR 223 (GOV'T. OF CANADA), 1989

  • Deposit

    CANADIAN MINES HANDBOOK, 1988-89, P.467

  • Deposit

    CANADIAN MINES HANDBOOK, 1989-90, P.469

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 07-FEB-1995 Porter, Kenneth E. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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