Shunsby

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10158250
MAS/MILS ID 1220400091
Record type Site
Current site name Shunsby
Alternate or previous names Aldra

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -82.65813, 47.7133 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Canada Ontario

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Zinc Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -82.65813, 47.7133

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface-Underground
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1904

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Mw Resources Ltd.
    Interest 100
    Home office Canada
    Year 1975

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1975
    Indicated 900000mt ore
    Demonstrated 900000mt ore
    Total resources 900000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 1.2 wt-pct Copper Major 1975
    Zinc Zn 1.28 wt-pct Zinc Major 1975
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1975
    Indicated 450000mt ore
    Demonstrated 450000mt ore
    Total resources 450000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 1.2 wt-pct Copper Major 1975
    Zinc Zn 1.28 wt-pct Zinc Major 1975
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1981
    Measured 80000mt ore
    Demonstrated 80000mt ore
    Total resources 80000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 3.9 wt-pct Copper Major 1981
    Zinc Zn 6.2 wt-pct Zinc Major 1981
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1981
    Indicated 900000mt ore
    Demonstrated 900000mt ore
    Total resources 900000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 1.5 wt-pct Copper Major 1981
    Zinc Zn 5 wt-pct Zinc Major 1981

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Reserve-Resource

    ANNIS, R.C., D.A. CRANSTONE AND M.VALLEE, A SURVEY OF KNOWN

  • Reserve-Resource

    MINERAL DEPOSITS IN CANADA THAT ARE NOT BEING MINED;

  • Reserve-Resource

    ENERGY, MINES AND RESOURCES CANADA,MINERALS, MR 181,1978,

  • Reserve-Resource

    P.25.

  • Reserve-Resource

    MR 223, 1989, ONT-203.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 29-JUL-1991 Porter, Kenneth E. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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