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Silidor

Plant in Quebec, Canada with commodity Gold
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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. Ownership information
  9. Production statistics
  10. Reserves and resources
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10158284
MAS/MILS ID 1220500127
Record type Site
Current site name Silidor
Alternate or previous names Ribago, Waite-Beauchastel

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -79.083, 48.25139 (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 Quebec

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -79.083, 48.25139
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Plant
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Discovery year 1985
Mining method Shrinkage Methods
Year of first production 1990
Plant type Beneficiation (Mill)
Plant subcategory Flotation
Milling method Flotation

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Hemlo Gold Ltd.
    Interest 55
    Home office Canada
    Year 1993
  • Type Owner
    Owner Cambior Inc.
    Interest 45
    Home office Canada
    Year 1993

Production statistics

  • Year 1990
    Description 4.79 G Au 380000 Mt Ore
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Gold Gold 380000mt 5g/mt

Comments on the production information

  • DESCRIPTION SHOWS MILL FEED GRADES.

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1989
    Measured 4100000mt ore
    Demonstrated 4100000mt ore
    Total resources 4100000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 6 g/mt Gold Major 1989
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1989
    Indicated 1500000mt ore
    Demonstrated 1500000mt ore
    Total resources 1500000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 6.1 g/mt Gold Major 1989
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1991
    Total resources 4310000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 6 g/mt Gold Major 1991
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1992
    Demonstrated 3500000mt ore
    Total resources 3500000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 5.1 g/mt Gold Major 1992
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1992
    Demonstrated 3290000mt ore
    Total resources 3290000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 5.16 g/mt Gold Major 1992

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • PRODUCTION STARTED 1990. MEG. ACTIVE CANADAIAN GOLD MINES. 8/91. PROV.+PROB.
  • CMH, 91-92, P.82.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Reserve-Resource

    NORTHERN MINER, 1/90, P.37.

  • Reserve-Resource

    CANADIAN MINES HANDBOOK, 1991-92, P. 82.

  • Reserve-Resource

    NORTHERN MINER, 10/26/92, PAGE 3.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 12-NOV-93 Porter, Kenneth E. U.S. Bureau of Mines

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