Magnacon

Past Producer in Ontario, 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. Production statistics
  10. Reserves and resources
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10133309
MAS/MILS ID 1220400137
Record type Site
Current site name Magnacon
Alternate or previous names Western Group, Curtis, Main

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -85.43324, 48.1081 (WGS84)

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -85.43324, 48.1081

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Year of first production 1989
Milling method Hydrometallurgy Unspecified

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Muscocho Explorations Ltd.
    Interest 25
    Home office Canada
    Year 1991
  • Type Owner
    Owner Flanagan Mc Adams Resources
    Interest 50
    Home office Canada
    Year 1991
  • Type Owner
    Owner Windarra Minerals Ltd.
    Interest 25
    Home office Canada
    Year 1991

Production statistics

  • Year 1989
    Description 5.85 G Au 93068 Mt Ore
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 93068mt 6g/mt
  • Year 1990
    Description 4.86 G Au 148515 Mt Ore
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 148515mt 5g/mt

Comments on the production information

  • DESCRIPTION SHOWS MILL FEED GRADES.

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1990
    Demonstrated 1334000mt ore
    Total resources 1334000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 6.2 g/mt Gold Major 1990
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1990
    Demonstrated 1334000mt ore
    Total resources 1334000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 6.2 g/mt Gold Major 1990

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • PRODUCTION STARTED 6/89 LOCATED IN THE MISHIBISHU LAKE AREA
  • NORTHERN MINER, 1/28/91, P.3.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Reserve-Resource

    CANADIAN MINES HANDBOOK, 1989-90, P. 179.

  • Reserve-Resource

    E&MJ, 11/90, P. 38.

  • Reserve-Resource

    CANADIAN MINES HANDBOOK, 1990-91, P. 320, 321, 565.

  • Reserve-Resource

    THE NORTHERN MINER, 1/28/91, P. 3.

  • Reserve-Resource

    CANADIAN MINES HANDBOOK, 1991-92, P. 263.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 05-JAN-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.