Tam

Prospect in British Columbia, Canada with commodities Copper, Silver
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. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10157600
MAS/MILS ID 1220100138
Record type Site
Current site name Tam

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -125.5516, 56.06654 (WGS84)
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 British Columbia

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Silver Secondary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -125.5516, 56.06654

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Mining method Open Pit
Milling method Flotation

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Major General Resources Ltd.
    Interest 50
    Home office Canada
    Year 1994
  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Canasia Industries Corp.
    Interest 50
    Home office Canada
    Year 1994

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1994
    Total resources 7000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Silver Ag 3.7 g/mt Silver Minor 1994
    Copper Cu 0.55 wt-pct Copper Major 1994

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Reserve-Resource

    NORTHERN MINER, 7/2/90, P.12.

  • Reserve-Resource

    CANADIAN MINES HANDBOOK, 1991-92, P.242,243,388.

  • Reserve-Resource

    NORTHERN MINER, 3/25/91, P.15.

  • Reserve-Resource

    MINING RECORD, 8/17/94, P.11.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 21-APR-95 Porter, Kenneth E. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.