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Illinois Creek

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10136264
MRDS ID A015575
MAS/MILS ID 0020470003
Record type Site
Current site name Illinois Creek
Related records 10003051

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Claim
Geographic coordinates: -153.12123, 65.27927 (WGS84)
Elevation 140
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Yukon-Koyukuk(Census area)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Melozitna B-1(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Tanana SW(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Melozitna(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Kateel River 002 S 028 E 28 SWSESE Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Claim (1) -153.12123, 65.27927
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Area 25286HA
    Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 1
    MAS Column # 1
    Type of Orebody #1 REPLACEMENT
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Primary Ore Control BEDDING
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 UNKNOWN
    Total Surface Area (HA) 25286
    Date of Last Modification 970203

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Plant
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant Yes
Discovery year 1994
Mining method Open Pit
Year of first production 1996
Plant type Beneficiation (Mill)
Plant subcategory Hydromet
Milling method Heap Leach-Agglomerate-Carbon Column-Electrowin

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Dakota Mining Corp.
    Interest 100
    Home office Colorado
    Year 1997
    First year 1997
  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner USMX, Inc.
    Interest 100
    Home office Colorado
    Year 1997
    First year 1994
    Last year 1997

Comments on the ownership information

  • USMX MERGERED INTO DAKOTA MINING, AGREEMENT SINGED IN FEB 97.

Production statistics

  • Year 1997
    Description Ore Production (To Pad) @ 1.886 G/Mt Au 1360777 Mt Ore
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Gold Gold 1360777mt 2g/mt
  • Year 1997
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Estimated Gold Production 65000 T Oz/Yr
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 2021726.26g

Comments on the production information

  • FIRST GOLD POUR JULY 2 1997.

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1995
    Demonstrated 3988000mt ore
    Total resources 3988000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 2.6 g/mt Gold Major 1995
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1996
    Demonstrated 5029000mt ore
    Total resources 5029000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 2.37 g/mt Gold Major 1996
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1996
    Demonstrated 5026000mt ore
    Total resources 5026000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 2.37 g/mt Gold Major 1996
    Silver Ag 50.3 g/mt Silver Trace 1996
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1997
    Demonstrated 6168856mt ore
    Total resources 6168856mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 2.194 g/mt Gold Major 1997

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • COMMENCEMENT OF GOLD PRODUCTION IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN SPRING 1997. THE COMPANY FORECASTS GOLD PRODUCTION APPROACHING 65,000 EQUIVALENT OUNCES AU. PROVEN + PROBABLE MINABLE ORE RESERVES AS OF, JULY 1997.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ACTUAL
    Mining Method OPEN PIT
    Operating Days per Year 312
    Operating Shifts per Day 2
    Year of Information 1996

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    USMX, INC. 1995 FORM 10-K/A. PP.7-10.

  • Ownership

    ALASKA KARDEX 047-010

  • Reserve-Resource

    USMX 1994 ANNUAL REPORT. P. 8.

  • Reserve-Resource

    USMX 1995 FORM 10-K/A, P9.

  • Reserve-Resource

    SKILLINGS MINING REVIEW, V86, #27, JULY 5, 1997, P13.

  • Deposit

    USMX NEWS RELEASE, 8-2-94.

  • Deposit

    P70 p. 184

  • Deposit

    USMX NEWS RELEASE, 10-27-94.

  • Deposit

    B520p p. 281

  • Deposit

    THE MINING RECORD, V106 N7, 2-15-95, P.5.

  • Deposit

    B535 p. 34

  • Deposit

    MINING ENGINEERING, V47 N4, 4-95, 319.

  • Deposit

    OF239 p. 16

  • Deposit

    GOLD STOCK ANALYST, 10-96, P.17.

  • Deposit

    MF396

  • Deposit

    OF75-627 p. 24

  • Deposit

    USMX NEWS RELEASE, 1-2-96, 2-9, 2-28, 5-14, 7-15, 9-17,

  • Deposit

    10-22, 10-31, 11-14-96.

  • Deposit

    THE MINING RECORD, VOL 107, #39, SEPT., 25, 1996, P1.

  • Deposit

    THE MINING RECORD, VOL 107, #44, OCT., 30, 1996, P1.

  • Deposit

    THE MINING RECORM, VOL., 107, #49, DEC., 4, 1996, P17.

  • Deposit

    PR NEWSWIRE, OCT., 24, 1996, USMX.

  • Deposit

    THE MINING RECORD, V107 N8, 2-21-96, P.9.

  • Deposit

    DAKOTA MINING CORPORATION, 1996 FORM 10-K (A), P27.

  • Deposit

    SOUTHWESTERN PAYDIRT, #697, JULY 1997, P15.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 04-SEP-97 Buckingham, David A. U.S. Bureau of Mines

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