Key Anacon

Prospect in New Brunswick, Canada with commodities Copper, Lead, Silver, 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 10182004
MAS/MILS ID 1220200011
Record type Site
Current site name Key Anacon
Alternate or previous names Middle Landing, New Landing, New Lander U Island Group

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -65.69922, 47.43323 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Canada New Brunswick

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Secondary
Lead Primary
Silver Primary
Zinc Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -65.69922, 47.43323

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Key Anacon Mines Ltd.
    Interest 100
    Home office Canada
    Year 1978

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1969
    Indicated 852000mt ore
    Demonstrated 852000mt ore
    Total resources 852000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Zinc Zn 5.98 wt-pct Zinc Major 1969
    Lead Pb 2.35 wt-pct Lead Major 1969
    Silver Ag 86.0999 g/mt Silver Major 1969
    Copper Cu 0.42 wt-pct Copper Minor 1969
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1969
    Indicated 917000mt ore
    Demonstrated 917000mt ore
    Total resources 917000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Zinc Zn 5.78 wt-pct Zinc Major 1969
    Lead Pb 2.03 wt-pct Lead Major 1969
    Silver Ag 62.7 g/mt Silver Major 1969
    Copper Cu 0.07 wt-pct Copper Minor 1969

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Geology

    SAIF, S.I, A.L. MCALLISTER AND W.L. MURPHY, GEOLOGY OF THE

  • Geology

    KEY ANACON MINE AREA, BATHURST, NEW BRUNSWICK; CIM BULL.,

  • Geology

    MARCH, 1978, P.161-168.

  • Reserve-Resource

    CANADIAN MINES HANDBOOK 1979-80, NORTHERN MINER PRESS LTD.,

  • Reserve-Resource

    1979, P.156,157.

  • Reserve-Resource

    CRANSTONE, D.A. AND R.T. WHILLANS, CANADIAN RESERVES OF

  • Reserve-Resource

    COPPER NICKEL LEAD ZINC MOLYBDENUM SILVER AND GOLD AS OF

  • Reserve-Resource

    JAN. 1, 1978; EMR CANADA- MINERALS, MR 185, 1979, P.21.

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    MINERAL DEPOSITS IN CANADA THAT ARE NOT BEING MINED;

  • Deposit

    EMR CANADA, MINERALS, MR 181, 1978, P.12.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 21-OCT-1983 Porter, Kenneth E. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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