Brewery Creek

Plant in Canada with commodity Gold
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. Mining district
  9. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Ownership information
  11. Production statistics
  12. Reserves and resources
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10158437
MAS/MILS ID 1220600032
Record type Site
Current site name Brewery Creek
Alternate or previous names Blue, Golden, Kokanee, Moosehead, Schooner Zone, Fosters, Lucky, Sleemans Zone, Canadian

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -138.20256, 64.19982 (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
Canada

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -138.20256, 64.19982

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Plant
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Discovery year 1987
Mining method Open Pit
Year of first production 1996
Plant type Leach
Plant subcategory Hydromet
Milling method Leach-Precipitation

Mining district

District name Yukon Territory

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim
Type of mineral rights Patented

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Viceroy Resource Corp.
    Interest 100
    Home office Canada
    Year 1997
    First year 1996
  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Loki Gold Corp.
    Interest 100
    Home office Canada
    Year 1997
    First year 1993
    Last year 1996
  • Type Owner
    Owner Loki Gold Corp.
    Interest 49
    Home office Canada
    Year 1991
    Last year 1993
  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Hemlo Gold Mines Inc.
    Interest 51
    Home office Canada
    Year 1991
    Last year 1993

Production statistics

  • Year 1997
    Description Gold Production 100000 T Oz/Yr
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 3110348.1g

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1992
    Inferred 10800000mt ore
    Total resources 10800000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 1.99 g/mt Gold Major 1992
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1992
    Inferred 15470000mt ore
    Total resources 15470000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 1.89 g/mt Gold Major 1992
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1992
    Inferred 14730000mt ore
    Total resources 14730000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 1.85 g/mt Gold Major 1992
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1997
    Demonstrated 17100000mt ore
    Total resources 17100000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 1.45 g/mt Gold Major 1997

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Ownership

    THE NORTHERN MINER, V83, #17, JUNE 23, 1997, PP. 1, 2, 14.

  • Reserve-Resource

    THE NORTHERN MINER, "NETOLITZKY EXPECTS 25% JUMP IN

  • Reserve-Resource

    BREWERY CREEK RESERVES", APRIL, 6, 1992, PAGE 3.

  • Reserve-Resource

    THE NORTHERN MINER, "$400,000 PROGRAM PLANNED FOR BREWERY

  • Reserve-Resource

    CREEK PROJECT", FEBRUARY, 24, 1992, PAGE 20.

  • Reserve-Resource

    THE NORTHERN MINER, 10/14/92, PAGE 3 AND PAGE 12.

  • Reserve-Resource

    THE NORTHERN MINER, VOL 83, #17, JUNE 23, 1997, PP. 1-2, 14.

  • Deposit

    PRIVATE SOURCE, SEE COMMENTS "B" 001-002.

  • Deposit

    THE NORTHERN MINER, 07/06/92, PAGE 3.

  • Deposit

    CANADIAN MINES HANDBOOK, 1991-92, PAGES 197, 237-238.

  • Deposit

    CANADIAN MINES HANDBOOK, 1992-93, PAGE 182.

  • Deposit

    "NAM', NORTH AMERICAN MINING, V1, #4, MARCH 1997, P23.

  • Deposit

    METAL RESOURCES GROUP, JUNE 1992, PP. 89-92.

  • Deposit

    SKILLINGS MINING REVIEW, V86, #27, JULY 5, 1997, P26.

  • Deposit

    SKILLINGS MINING REVIEW, V86, #40, OCTOBER 4, 1997, P9.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 24-JUL-97 Buckingham, David A. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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