Bear-Twit

Prospect in Northwest Territories, Canada with commodities Lead, Silver, Zinc
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 10133276
MAS/MILS ID 1220300019
Record type Site
Current site name Bear-Twit
Alternate or previous names Goldlin Lakes Project

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -129.41891, 64.04716 (WGS84)

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
Lead Primary
Silver Secondary
Zinc Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -129.41891, 64.04716

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Welcome North Mines Ltd.
    Home office Canada
    Year 1976
  • Type Owner
    Owner Bethlehem Copper Mines Ltd.
    Home office Canada
    Year 1976
  • Type Operator
    Owner Bethlehem Copper Mines Ltd.
    Interest 100
    Home office Canada
    Year 1976

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1976
    Total resources 9000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Lead Pb 4 wt-pct Lead Major 1976
    Zinc Zn 4 wt-pct Zinc Major 1976
    Silver Ag 17 g/mt Silver Minor 1976

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Reserve-Resource

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

  • Reserve-Resource

    MINERAL DEPOSITS IN CANADA THAT ARE NOT BEING MINED;

  • Reserve-Resource

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

  • Reserve-Resource

    P.A41,A47.

  • Reserve-Resource

    GAFFIN, JANE, CANADIAN MINING JOURNAL, APRIL, 1977, P.67.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 21-OCT-1983 Porter, Kenneth E. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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