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Eagle River

Producer in Ontario, Canada with commodity Gold
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  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. Mining district
  9. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Ownership information
  11. Production statistics
  12. Reserves and resources
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10133466
MAS/MILS ID 1220400072
Record type Site
Current site name Eagle River
Alternate or previous names Bruce, Fork Vein, Post, Hilltop, Falcon Creek

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -85.46664, 47.9833 (WGS84)
Elevation 250
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Canada Ontario

Comments on the location information

  • LOCATED IN THE MISHUBISHI LAKE AREA

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -85.46664, 47.9833
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Mining method Shrinkage Methods
Year of first production 1995
Milling method Unspecified

Mining district

District name Wawa

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner River Gold Mines Ltd
    Interest 100
    Home office Canada
    Year 1997
  • Type Operator
    Owner Western Quebec Mines Inc.
    Home office Canada
    Year 1997
  • Type Owner
    Owner River Gold Mines (Central Crude Ltd.)
    Interest 40
    Home office Canada
    Year 1996
    First year 1982
  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Hemlo Gold Mines Inc.
    Interest 60
    Home office Canada
    Year 1996
    First year 1986

Production statistics

  • Year 1995
    Description Gold Production 9700 T Oz/Yr
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 301703.76g
  • Year 1996
    Description Gold Production 45000 T Oz/Yr
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 1399656.64g

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1991
    Indicated 1596646mt ore
    Demonstrated 1596646mt ore
    Inferred 431820mt ore
    Total resources 2028466mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 16.53 g/mt Gold Major 1991
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1991
    Demonstrated 2030000mt ore
    Total resources 2030000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 8.571 g/mt Gold Major 1991
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1993
    Indicated 2594549mt ore
    Demonstrated 2594549mt ore
    Total resources 2594549mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 8.572 g/mt Gold Major 1993
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1995
    Demonstrated 1053454mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 12.7 g/mt Gold Major 1995
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1993
    Indicated 2594549mt ore
    Demonstrated 2594549mt ore
    Total resources 2594549mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 8.572 g/mt Gold Major 1993

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • 1992 ESTIMATED RESERVES, CUT & FULLY DILUTED, SEE REFERENCE "R" 008-011.
  • RESERVES ARE CUT AND FULLY DILUTED (30%). GRADES WERE CUT TO 65% BASED ON BATCH TESTING. UNCUT RESERVES (PROVEN+PROBABLE+POSSIBLE) AS OF 2/91, SEE REF. CUT & FULLY DILUTED RESERVES AS OF 1991, SEE REFERENCES. RECORD 3 RESERVES, UPDATE OF 1991 REDEROD 2 RESERVES, SEE REFERENCES.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Reserve-Resource

    CANADIAN MINES HANDBOOK, 1991-92, P. 196-197.

  • Reserve-Resource

    MINING MAGAZINE, 3/91, P. 156.

  • Reserve-Resource

    THE NORTHERN MINER, "FINANCING FALLS THROUGH DESPITE BOOST

  • Reserve-Resource

    IN RESERVES", FEBRUARY 18, 1991, PAGE 3.

  • Reserve-Resource

    THE NORTHERN MINER, 6/3/91, P. 6.

  • Reserve-Resource

    THE NORTHERN MINER, 2/18/91, P. 3.

  • Reserve-Resource

    THE NORTHERN MINER, 2/25/91, PAGE 1.

  • Reserve-Resource

    THE NORTHERN MINER, "HEMLO IN CHARGE AT CENTRAL CRUDE",

  • Reserve-Resource

    MAY 18, 1992, PAGE 6.

  • Reserve-Resource

    THE NORTHERN MINER, "HEMLO, CRUDE DIFFERENCES CLOUD EAGLE

  • Reserve-Resource

    RIVER PROJECT", JANUARY 20, 1992, PAGE 19.

  • Reserve-Resource

    CANADIAN MINES HANDBOOK, 1996-97, PP. 371, 469.

  • Deposit

    THE NORTHERN MINER, SEPT. 2, 1996, VOL82, #27, "UNDERGROUND

  • Deposit

    WORK PANS OUT AT EAGLE RIVER", PD9.

  • Deposit

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

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 22-JUL-97 Buckingham, David A. U.S. Bureau of Mines

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