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Kemess South

Plant in British Columbia, Canada with commodities Copper, Gold, Molybdenum, Silver
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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. Land status
  11. Ownership information
  12. Reserves and resources
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10157669
MAS/MILS ID 1220100129
Record type Site
Current site name Kemess South
Alternate or previous names Ron 4, South Kemess, Kemess North, Kemess West, Du

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -126.75168, 56.99985 (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 British Columbia

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Gold Primary
Molybdenum Secondary
Silver Secondary

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -126.75168, 56.99985
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Plant
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Discovery year 1965
Mining method Open Pit
Plant type Beneficiation (Mill)
Plant subcategory Flotation
Milling method Flotation

Mining district

District name Toodoggone

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim
Type of mineral rights Patented

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Royal Oak Mines Inc.
    Interest 100
    Home office Canada
    Year 1996
    First year 1996
  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner El Condor Resources Ltd.
    Interest 60
    Home office Canada
    Year 1993
    Last year 1996
  • Type Owner
    Owner St. Phillips Resources Ltd.
    Interest 40
    Home office Canada
    Year 1993
    Last year 1996

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1993
    Indicated 32690000mt ore
    Demonstrated 32690000mt ore
    Total resources 32690000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 0.79 g/mt Gold Major 1993
    Copper Cu 0.24 wt-pct Copper Major 1993
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1993
    Indicated 222037000mt ore
    Demonstrated 222037000mt ore
    Total resources 222037000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 0.62 g/mt Gold Major 1993
    Copper Cu 0.22 wt-pct Copper Major 1993
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1993
    Demonstrated 195921000mt ore
    Total resources 195921000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 0.62 g/mt Gold Major 1993
    Copper Cu 0.23 wt-pct Copper Major 1993
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1993
    Total resources 157000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 0.38 g/mt Gold Major 1993
    Copper Cu 0.18 wt-pct Copper Major 1993
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1997
    Demonstrated 200439746mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 0.62 g/mt Gold Major 1997
    Copper Cu 0.224 wt-pct Copper Major 1997
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1995
    Inferred 157000113mt ore
    Total resources 157000113mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 0.377 g/mt Gold Major 1995
    Copper Cu 0.18 wt-pct Copper Major 1995
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1993
    Demonstrated 222037000mt ore
    Total resources 222037000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 0.62 g/mt Gold Major 1993
    Copper Cu 0.22 wt-pct Copper Major 1993

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • ORE RESOURCES USED IN THE 1993 CANADIA GOLD STUDY, PROP EVAL. SAME DATA IS REPEATED IN THE "R" SET REC 9.
  • DEMONSTRATED RESERVES: DOES NOT INCLUDE MINERALIZED MATERIAL: DATE AS OF 12/31/95: FORM 10-K REPORT ROUNDED RESERVE DATA: DEVELOPMENT SCHEDUALED TO BEGIN JUNE 1996; WITH START-UP AROUND APRIL 1998.
  • "R" RECORD #1: RESERVES FROM STARTER PIT TO BE MINED FIRST, STRIP RATIO OF ABOUT 0.2 TO 1. "R" RECORD #2: GEOLOGICAL RESERVES OF KEMESS SOUTH. "R" RECORD #9: TOTAL DEMONSTRATED RESERVES FOR PORPERTY EVALUATION, STRIP RATIO OF 0.9 TO 1.0.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Geology

    CIM BULLETIN, "GEOLOGY AND AGE OF THE KEMESS PORPHYRY

  • Geology

    COPPER-MOLYBDENUM DEPOSIT NORTH-CENTRAL BRITISH COLUMBIA",

  • Geology

    SEPTEMBER, 1980., PAGES 94-99.

  • Deposit

    MINING RECORD, "JV TO ADVANCE CEVELOPMENT OF KEMESS SOUTH

  • Deposit

    GOLD-COPPER PROJECT", FEB. 3, 1993, PAGE 1.

  • Ownership

    CANADIAN MINES HANDBOOK, 1996-97, PP. 374, 375, 494.

  • Reserve-Resource

    MINING MAGAZINE, "PROGRESS AT KEMESS SOUTH", FEB. 2, 1993,

  • Reserve-Resource

    PAGE 91.

  • Reserve-Resource

    THE NORTHERN MINER, "KEMESS PROGRESSING TOWARD MINE

  • Reserve-Resource

    DEVELOPMENT APPLICATION", JAN. 4, 1993, PAGE 3.

  • Reserve-Resource

    NEWS RELEASE, "EL CONDOR/ST. PHILIPS ADVANCE KEMESS SOUTH

  • Reserve-Resource

    PROJECT", DEC. 17, 1992.

  • Reserve-Resource

    EL CORDOR RESOURCES LTD. 1992 ANNUAL REPORT, PAGES 3, 4.

  • Reserve-Resource

    ROYAL OAK MINES INC., 1996 FORM 10-K REPORT, P26.

Reporter information

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

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