Ming

Past Producer in Newfoundland, Canada with commodities Copper, Gold, 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. Mineral rights holdings
  9. Ownership information
  10. Reserves and resources
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10181829
MAS/MILS ID 1220250003
Record type Site
Current site name Ming
Alternate or previous names Main Mine, Consolidated Rambler Mine, East Mine, Pond Zone, Ming West, Ming Footwall

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -56.08195, 49.91235 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Canada Newfoundland

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Gold Secondary
Silver Secondary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -56.08195, 49.91235

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1936
Year of first production 1964

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Petromet Resources Ltd.
    Interest 50
    Home office Canada
    Year 1989
  • Type Owner
    Owner Newfoundland Exploration Co. Ltd.
    Interest 50
    Home office Canada
    Year 1989

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1987
    Indicated 450000mt ore
    Demonstrated 450000mt ore
    Total resources 450000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 3.66 wt-pct Copper Major 1987
    Gold Au 2.05 g/mt Gold Minor 1987
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1987
    Indicated 3000000mt ore
    Demonstrated 3000000mt ore
    Total resources 3000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 1.6 wt-pct Copper Major 1987
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1988
    Indicated 157000mt ore
    Demonstrated 157000mt ore
    Total resources 157000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 1.75 wt-pct Copper Major 1988
    Silver Ag 38.4 g/mt Silver Minor 1988
    Gold Au 12.7 g/mt Gold Minor 1988
    Zinc Zn 1.09 wt-pct Zinc 1988
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1988
    Indicated 100000mt ore
    Demonstrated 100000mt ore
    Total resources 100000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 5.6 wt-pct Copper Major 1988
    Silver Ag 2.37 g/mt Silver Minor 1988
    Gold Au 0.37 g/mt Gold Minor 1988

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Geology

    HEENAN, P.R., THE DISCOVERY OF THE MING ZONE, CONSOLIDATED

  • Geology

    RAMBLER MINES LTD., BAIE VERTE, NEWFOUNDLAND, CIM BULL.,

  • Geology

    1973, P.78-88.

  • Reserve-Resource

    MR 223, 1989, NFLD-51, 54, 55.

  • Workings

    SAHAY, H. AND J. SULLIVAN, MINING OF THE MING OREBODY BY

  • Workings

    THE CONSOLIDATED RAMBLER MINES LIMITED; CIM BULL.,

  • Workings

    SEPT., 1979, P.91-96.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 76-RCD-011-THE MING MINE IS THE ONLY PRODUCING MINE OF CONS 76-RCD-601-BLOCK OF LOW GRADE (144,000MT @ .25% CU) WILL BE IF MINING CONSIDERATIONS PERMIT. 76-RCD-601-RESERVES ARE AS OF JAN. 1,1975. 76-RCD-620-DECLINE BEING DRIVEN TO SERVICE 330METER LEVEL.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 10-MAR-1997 Porter, Kenneth E. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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