Cheminis

Producer in Ontario, 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. Mineral rights holdings
  9. Ownership information
  10. Production statistics
  11. Reserves and resources
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10206021
MAS/MILS ID 1220400113
Record type Site
Current site name Cheminis
Alternate or previous names Cheminis Section, Ferland Section, Barber Lake Section, Amalgamated Larder, Larder Lake

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -79.66582, 48.11719 (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
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -79.66582, 48.11719

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Year of first production 1991
Milling method Unspecified

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Northfiled Minerals Inc.
    Interest 78.5
    Home office Canada
    Year 1997
  • Type Owner
    Owner Towerlands Properties
    Interest 21.5
    Home office Canada
    Year 1997
  • Type Owner
    Owner Rockfield Minerals
    Interest 21.5
    Home office Canada
    Year 1991

Production statistics

  • Year 1996
    Description Gold Production 11 Kg/Yr
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 11000g

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1990
    Measured 146742mt ore
    Indicated 86057mt ore
    Demonstrated 232799mt ore
    Inferred 2162729mt ore
    Total resources 2395528mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 5.86 g/mt Gold Major 1990
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1992
    Demonstrated 269434mt ore
    Total resources 269434mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 5.14 g/mt Gold Major 1992
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1991
    Inferred 2177244mt ore
    Total resources 2177244mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 5.83 g/mt Gold Major 1991
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1995
    Demonstrated 272155mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 5.14 g/mt Gold Major 1995
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1995
    Inferred 2267961mt ore
    Total resources 2267961mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 5.83 g/mt Gold Major 1995

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Geology

    NORTHERN MINER, 4/27/92, P.6.

  • Reserve-Resource

    CANADIAN MINES HANDBOOK, 1991-92, P. 277, 278.

  • Reserve-Resource

    THE NORTHERN MINER, 12/2/91, PAGE 1.

  • Reserve-Resource

    THE NORTHERN MINER, 3/2/92, PAGES 5 AND 6.

  • Reserve-Resource

    CANADIAN MINES HANDBOOK, 1996-97, P 320.

  • Deposit

    VITUNSKI, STEPHEN, KERR DEEP HOLE ON AM. LARDER GROUND

  • Deposit

    ENCOURAGES SEARCH FOR ZONE EXTENSION; NORTHERN MINER,

  • Deposit

    FEB. 15, 1979, P.A1.

  • Deposit

    NORTHERN MINER, AMALGAMATED LARDER CESSATION OF DRILLING

  • Deposit

    LIKELY TEMPORARY; AUG. 2, 1979, P.9.

  • Deposit

    CANADIAN MINES HANDBOOK, 1989-90, PP. 204, 399, 400.

  • Deposit

    CANADIAN MINES HANDBOOK, 1991-92, PP. 277, 278.

  • Deposit

    MR 223, 1989, ONT-75, 12/31/88.

  • Deposit

    THE NORTHERN MINER, 3/2/92, P5.

  • Deposit

    THE NORTHERN MINES, 12/2/91, P1.

  • Deposit

    THE MINING JOURNAL, V328 #8417, FEB. 21, 1997, P10.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit PROPERTY IS MADE UP OF THE CHEMINIS, FERNLAND, BARBER-LARDER & NORTH CARBONATE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 08-JUL-97 Buckingham, David A. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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