Black Cliff/Vinray Gold

Prospect in Quebec, 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. Ownership information
  9. Reserves and resources
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10206100
MAS/MILS ID 1220500009
Record type Site
Current site name Black Cliff/Vinray Gold
Alternate or previous names Black Cliff, Vin Ray Mine

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -78.07136, 48.16329 (WGS84)

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) -78.07136, 48.16329

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1960
Milling method Unspecified

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Black Cliff Mines Ltd
    Interest 50
    Home office Canada
    Year 1979
  • Type Owner
    Owner Orco Resources Inc.
    Interest 50
    Home office Canada
    Year 1991

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1963
    Total resources 632000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 9.26 g/mt Gold Major 1963
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1991
    Demonstrated 258548mt ore
    Total resources 258548mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 6.41 g/mt Gold Major 1991
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1987
    Demonstrated 131000mt ore
    Total resources 131000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 8.2 g/mt Gold Major 1987

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Reserve-Resource

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

  • Reserve-Resource

    MINERAL DEPOSITS IN CANADA THAT ARE NOT BEING MINED;

  • Reserve-Resource

    ENERGY, MINES AND RESOURCES CANADA, MINERALS,

  • Reserve-Resource

    MR, 181, 1978, PAGE 61, A45.

  • Reserve-Resource

    THE NORTHERN MINER PRESS, CANADIAN MINES HANDBOOK,

  • Reserve-Resource

    1991-92, PAGE 68.

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    P.41.

  • Deposit

    NORTHERN MINER, BLACK CLIFF DEVELOPS FORMER VINRAY GOLD;

  • Deposit

    OCT. 18, 1979, P.A19.

  • Deposit

    NORTHERN MINER, BLACK CLIFF GOING BACK TO OLD MALARTIC GOLD

  • Deposit

    BET; JUNE 21, 1979, P.A17.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 22-DEC-1994 Porter, Kenneth E. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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