Homestake Mine

Prospect in British Columbia, Canada with commodities Barium-Barite, Copper, 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. Workings at the site
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10133584
MAS/MILS ID 1220100028
Record type Site
Current site name Homestake Mine

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -119.82344, 51.10954 (WGS84)
Elevation 600

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Canada British Columbia

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Barium-Barite Critical Tertiary
Copper Secondary
Lead Primary
Silver Primary
Zinc Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -119.82344, 51.10954

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Both
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Kamad Silver Ltd.
    Interest 54
    Home office Canada
    Year 1975
  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Canadian Reserve Oil And Gas Ltd.
    Interest 46
    Home office Canada
    Year 1976

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1973
    Indicated 1000000mt ore
    Demonstrated 1000000mt ore
    Total resources 1000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Zinc Zn 4 wt-pct Zinc Major 1973
    Lead Pb 2.5 wt-pct Lead Major 1973
    Copper Cu 0.55 wt-pct Copper Minor 1973
    Silver Ag 240 g/mt Silver Major 1973
    Barium-Barite BaSO4 28 wt-pct Barium Trace 1973

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 2
    Number of Adits 2
    Capacity 270
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Year of Information 1976

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    REF-THE FINANCIAL POST SURVEY OF MINES-1975,PG210; RESERVES

  • Deposit

    REF-B.C. DEPT OF MINES & PET RES,G.E.M.,1970,PG 317; LOCATIO

  • Deposit

    OPERATOR.

  • Deposit

    REF-CNJ,DEC.,1970,PP12; GRADE & RESERVES.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 75-RCD-601-RESERVE DATA FALL 1973 TONNAGE BUT NO GRADE. EARL USED ON MATRIX. 75-RCD-010-COMMODITY 450-BARIUM IS RECOVERED FOR BARITE. 76-RCD-620-CAPACITY IS ESTIMATE FOR PRODUCTION LATE 1974.

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.