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Golden Giant & Quarter Claim

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10133397
MAS/MILS ID 1220400119
Record type Site
Current site name Golden Giant & Quarter Claim
Alternate or previous names Golden Giant, Quarter Claim, Golden Spectre

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -85.89995, 48.7 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 100(meters)

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
Silver Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Biotite Unknown
Feldspar Unknown
Molybdenite Unknown
Muscovite Unknown
Pyrite Unknown
Quartz Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -85.89995, 48.7
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike S65E
    Dip 65N
    Thickness 25M
    Length 400M
    Width 1000M
    Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 1
    MAS Column # 1
    Type of Orebody #1 SHEAR ZONE
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Primary Ore Control FAULTING
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. SLIGHT
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 SERICITIC
    Strike And Dip S65E:65N
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Date of Last Modification 861015
  • Thickness 8M
    Length 210M
    Depth to top 15M
    Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 1
    MAS Column # 2
    Type of Orebody #1 SHEAR ZONE
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Primary Ore Control FAULTING
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. SLIGHT
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 SERICITIC
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Date of Last Modification 861015
  • Area 100HA
    Field Value
    Total Surface Area (HA) 100
    Date of Last Modification 910418

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Plant
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Discovery year 1945
Mining method Open Stope
Year of first production 1985
Plant type Leach
Plant subcategory Hydromet
Milling method Carbon-In-Pulp-Electrowin

Mining district

District name Hemlo District

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Patented

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Battle Mountain Canada Ltd. (Sub Of Battle Mt. Gold Co.)
    Interest 100
    Home office Canada
    Year 1997
    First year 1996
  • Type Owner
    Owner Battle Mountain Gold Co. (Owner-Battle Mt. Canada Ltd.)
    Interest 100
    Home office Nevada
    Year 1997
    First year 1996
  • Type Operator
    Owner Hemlo Gold Mines Inc. (Sub - Battle Mountain Canada Ltd)
    Home office Canada
    Year 1997
    First year 1996
  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Hemlo Gold Mines Inc.
    Interest 100
    Home office Canada
    Year 1992
    Last year 1996

Comments on the ownership information

  • HEMLO GOLD MINES INC. IS 45.7% OWNED BY NORANDA INC., AS OF 4/92.

Production statistics

  • Year 1986
    Description 13.0 G Au 734545 Mt Ore
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 734545mt 13g/mt
  • Year 1987
    Description 13.3 G Au 886591 Mt Ore
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 886591mt 13g/mt
  • Year 1988
    Description 11.84 G Au 927100 Mt Ore
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 927100mt 12g/mt
  • Year 1989
    Description 11.94 G Au 1021900 Mt Ore
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 1021900mt 12g/mt
  • Year 1990
    Description 12.09 G Au 1185400 Mt Ore
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 1185400mt 12g/mt
  • Year 1991
    Description 12.38 G Au 1154700 Mt Ore
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 1154700mt 12g/mt
  • Year 1992
    Description 13.88 G Au 1071900 Mt Ore
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 1071900mt 14g/mt
  • Year 1993
    Description 12.28 G Au (422,000 T Oz) 1103300 Mt Ore
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 1103300mt 12g/mt
  • Year 1994
    Description 13.08 G Au (446,900 T Oz) 1107300 Mt Ore
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 1107300mt 13g/mt
  • Year 1995
    Description 12.20 G Au (233,700 T Oz) 631600 Mt Ore
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 631600mt 12g/mt
  • Year 1996
    Description 10.80 G Au (371,000 T Oz) 1199000 Mt Ore Milled
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 1199000mt 11g/mt

Comments on the production information

  • THE GOLD AND SILVER CONCENTRATES CONTAINED IN THE DORE BULLION WILL BE SEPARATED AND REFINED IN OTTAWA. THE PRODUCTS, PA-PD, ARE THE SAME, EXCEPT FOR THE FACT THAT THE FEED GRADE OF THE ORE DIFFERS OVER TIME, NECESSITATING THE DOCUMENTATION OF FOUR "DIFFERENT" PRODUCTS.
  • DESCRIPTION SHOWS MILL FEED GRADES.

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1991
    Demonstrated 16277000mt ore
    Total resources 16277000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 10.9 g/mt Gold Major 1991
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1992
    Demonstrated 15072000mt ore
    Total resources 15072000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 10.9 g/mt Gold Major 1992
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1992
    Total resources 2993711mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 12.34 g/mt Gold Major 1992
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1992
    Total resources 1995807mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 7.2 g/mt Gold Major 1992
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1997
    Demonstrated 9950000mt ore
    Total resources 9950000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 11.04 g/mt Gold Major 1997
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1997
    Demonstrated 9154401mt ore
    Total resources 9154401mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 9.98 g/mt Gold Major 1997
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1992
    Demonstrated 15072000mt ore
    Total resources 15072000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 10.9 g/mt Gold Major 1992

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • COLUMN ONE ARE THE RESOURCES USE IN THE 1984 PROPERTY EVALU. COLUMN NINE ARE THE JAN. 1992 DEMONSTRATED RESOURCES USED IN THE 1993 PROPERTY EVALUATION.
  • GOLDEN GIANT RESOURCES INCLUDE THE QUARTER CLAIM RESOURCES. DATE AS OF 12/31/96; ORE PRODUCTION BASED ON 95, 96 & 97 DATA.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ESTIMATE
    Mining Method OPEN PIT
    Percent Waste Rock 66.7
    Avg. Overburden Thickness 0
    Hardness of Ore M-HARD ROCKS
    Capacity 240
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Unit Production Cost 7.5
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 250
    Operating Shifts per Day 2
    Year of Information 1984
  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall depth 1400M
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ESTIMATE
    Mining Method OPEN STOPE
    Percent Recovery 100
    Hardness of Rock UNKNOWN
    Rock Characteristics UNKNOWN
    Rock Support Chars. SUPPORTING
    Mine Support Chars. UNKNOWN
    Number of Shafts 1
    1st Condition of Workings OPEN
    Capacity 4200
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Unit Production Cost 13.61
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 250
    Operating Shifts per Day 2
    Year of Information 1984

Comments on other economic factors

  • THE DORE BULLION IS TRANSPORTED TO THE ROYAL CANADIAN MINT, IN OTTAWA, FOR REFINEMENT AND SALE.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Reserve-Resource

    CANADIAN MINES HANDBOOK, 1991-92, PAGE 196.

  • Reserve-Resource

    MINING JOURNAL, "HEMLO: OPERATIONS OVERVIEW", APRIL 24,

  • Reserve-Resource

    1992, PAGE 300.

  • Reserve-Resource

    CANADIAN MINES HANDBOOK, 1992-93, PAGE 182.

  • Reserve-Resource

    THE NORTHERN MINER, "GOLDEN GIANT OUTPUT TO FALL IN '93",

  • Reserve-Resource

    OCT. 26, 1992, PAGE 3.

  • Reserve-Resource

    CANADIAN MINES HANDBOOK, 1996-97, PP. 209-210, 471.

  • Reserve-Resource

    BATTLE MOUNTAIN GOLD COMPANY, 1996, FORM 10-K, P4.

  • Deposit

    NORANDA EXPLORATION CO. ANNUAL REPORT, 1983.

  • Deposit

    E&MJ. JUNE 1983, P. 126.

  • Deposit

    MINING MAGAZINE. HEMLO EXTENSION TESTS. SEPT.1983, P.146.

  • Deposit

    NORTH AMERICAN GOLD MINING INDUSTRY NEWS. GOLDEN SCEPTRE

  • Deposit

    REPORTS 10 MORE HEMLO HOLES. JAN. 31, 1984, P. 11.

  • Deposit

    NORTH AMERICAN GOLD MINING INDUSTRY NEWS. WORK PROCESSING

  • Deposit

    AT GOLDEN SCEPTRE'S HEMLO PROPERTY. JAN. 15, 1984, P. 21.

  • Deposit

    NORTHERN MINER. HEMLO DEVELOPMENTS. DEC.30, 1982, P.15.

  • Deposit

    NORTHERN MINER. HEMLO DEVELOPMENTS SEND SHARE PRICES TO

  • Deposit

    NEW HIGHS. DEC. 30, 1982, P. 1.

  • Deposit

    NORTHERN MINER. NORANDA DEEP HEMLO HOLES IMPRESSIVE.

  • Deposit

    JAN. 6, 1983, P. 1.

  • Deposit

    NORTHERN MINER. JAN. 19, 1984. PP. B3, B9, B13.

  • Deposit

    NORTHERN MINER. NORANDA RELEASES HIGH GRADE HOLES ON

  • Deposit

    GOLDEN GIANT. MAY 5, 1983, P3.

  • Deposit

    SKILLINGS. NORANDA PROCEEDING WITH GOLDEN GIANT GOLD

  • Deposit

    PROJECT. SEPT. 24, 1983, PP. 4-7.

  • Deposit

    -----. THE GEOLOGY OF GOLD IN ONTARIO. ONTARIO GEOLOGICAL

  • Deposit

    SURVEY MISCELLANEOUS PAPER 110, 1983, PP. 226-239.

  • Deposit

    NORTHERN MINER. 5/11/92. P.6.

  • Deposit

    THE MINING JOURNAL, V328, #8417, FEB. 21, 1997, P10.

  • Deposit

    CANADIAN MINES HANCBOOK, 1996-97, PP. 209-210, 471.

  • Deposit

    BATTLE MOUNTAIN GOLD CO. 1996 ANNUAL & FORM 10-K REPORTS.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit METALS ECONOMICS GROUP. ACTIVE CANADIAN GOLD MINES. 8/91. PRODUCTION START IN 4/85

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 23-JUL-97 Buckingham, David A. U.S. Bureau of Mines

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