Bird River Area Property

Prospect in Manitoba, Canada with commodities Copper, Gold, Nickel, 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. Mineral rights holdings
  9. Ownership information
  10. Reserves and resources
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10206117
MAS/MILS ID 1220150019
Record type Site
Current site name Bird River Area Property
Alternate or previous names Ore-Fault Claim Group

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -95.92034, 50.22 (WGS84)
Elevation 300

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Canada Manitoba

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Tertiary
Gold Tertiary
Nickel Critical Tertiary
Zinc Critical Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -95.92034, 50.22

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim
Type of mineral rights Unknown
Type of mineral rights Unknown

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Bird River M Co L
    Interest 100
    Home office Canada
    Year 1975

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1975
    Measured 272000mt ore
    Demonstrated 272000mt ore
    Total resources 272000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 0.4 wt-pct Copper Trace 1975
    Nickel Ni 0.5 wt-pct Nickel Trace 1975
    Zinc Zn 0.28 wt-pct Zinc Trace 1975
    Gold Au 17.1999 g/mt Gold Trace 1975

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Workings

    MOORE, C.P., AND G.W. TAYLOR, THE APPLICATION OF TRACKLESS

  • Workings

    EQUIPMENT AND CONVEYOR HOISTING AT DUMBARTON MINES

  • Workings

    LIMITED; CIM BULL., MAR., 1973, P. 129-139.

  • Deposit

    REF-ONC E-17, OPERATIONAL NAVIGATION CHART, ED. 9

  • Deposit

    REF-THE FINANCIAL POST SURVEY OF MINES,1975,PP105-107

  • Deposit

    REF-THE FINANCIAL POST SURVEY OF MINES,1975,P173

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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