| Deposit ID | 10133128 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 1220400009 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Paymaster |
| Alternate or previous names | Consolidated Gillis, Porcupine-Paymaster |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -81.26308, 48.4583 (WGS84) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Alaska(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Canada | Ontario |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Ore Body (1) | -81.26308, 48.4583 |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | Yes |
| Year of first production | 1935 |
| District name | Timmins |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Located Claim |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Placer Dome Canada Ltd. (Placer Dome Inc.) |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Canada |
| Year | 1997 |
| First year | 1992 |
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Placer Dome Inc. |
| Interest | 64 |
| Home office | Canada |
| Year | 1992 |
| First year | 1989 |
| Last year | 1992 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | American Reserve Mining Corp. (Name Change, 94 See Comm) |
| Interest | 36 |
| Home office | Canada |
| Year | 1992 |
| First year | 1989 |
| Last year | 1992 |
| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1978 | ||||||||||||||
| Indicated | 470000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Demonstrated | 470000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 470000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1991 | ||||||||||||||
| Demonstrated | 910000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 910000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 1220400009 |
SEE PLACER DOME INC 1991-1992 FORM 10-K REPORTS FOR HISTOR-
ICAL OWNERSHIP DATA.
CRANSTONE, D.A. AND R.T. WHILLANS, CANADIAN RESERVES OF
COPPER, NICKEL, LEAD, ZINC, MOLYBDENUM, SILVER AND GOLD
AS OF JAN.1, 1978, EMR CANADA, MINERALS, MR 185, 1979,
P.22.
PLACER DOME INC. PRESS RELEASE. 2/3/92, P.2.
ANNIS, R.C.,D.A. CRANSTONE AND M. VALLEE, A SURVEY OF KNOWN
MINERAL DEPOSITS IN CANADA THAT ARE NOT BEING MINED;
ENERGY,MINES AND RESOURCES CANADA,MINERALS, MR 181,1978,
P.66.
CANADIAN MINES HANDBOOK 1979-80,NORTHERN MINER PRESS LTD.,
1979, P.32
NORTHERN MINER, ASSOC. PORCUPINE MAY REOPEN MINE; OCT.5,
1978, P.7
METALS SOURCEBOOK, NOV.11, 1973, (A5009).
CANADIAN MINES HANDBOOK, 1996-97, PP, 343, 469(DOME MINE),
AND 481(PAYMASTER PROJECT).
PLACER DOME INC. ANNUAL & FORM 10-K REPORTS.
CANADIAN MINES; MR #189.
CANADIAN MINES HANDBOOK, 1990-91, PP. 48, 363.
CANADIAN MINES; MR #223, 1989, ONT-269, 12/31/89.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 17-JUL-97 | Buckingham, David A. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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MRDS records operators as of each record's last update (≤ 2019). Some of the operators listed here have since changed hands or dissolved:
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