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Gays River

Producer in Nova Scotia, Canada with commodities Lead, Silver, Zinc
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mineral rights holdings
  11. Land status
  12. Ownership information
  13. Production statistics
  14. Reserves and resources
  15. Workings at the site
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. General comments
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10206322
MAS/MILS ID 1220350001
Record type Site
Current site name Gays River

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -63.35748, 45.03181 (WGS84)
Elevation 50
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Canada Nova Scotia

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Silver Secondary
Zinc Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Barite Unknown
Chalcopyrite Unknown
Dolomite Unknown
Fluorite Unknown
Galena Unknown
Gypsum Unknown
Marcasite Unknown
Sphalerite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -63.35748, 45.03181
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N60E
    Dip 20N
    Thickness 20M
    Length 4000M
    Width 200M
    Depth to top 35M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 STRATABOUND
    Shape of Orebody #1 OTHER
    Type of Orebody #2 STRATIFORM
    Type of Orebody #3 SEDIMENTARY
    Primary mode of Origin SEDIMENTATION
    Secondary mode of Origin OTHER
    Primary Ore Control BEDDING
    Secondary Ore Control LITHOLOGY
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. UNKNOWN
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 UNKNOWN
    Strike And Dip N60E:20N
    Minimum Depth to Top 20
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 35
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 20
    Date of Last Modification 830714

Comments on the geologic information

  • THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY-TYPE PB-ZN DEPOSITS OCCUR IN THE WINDSOR GROUP, A DOLOMITIZED REEF COMPLEX.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Mining method Open Stope - Room and Pillar

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Land status

Ownership category Unknown

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Canada Wide Mines, Ltd.
    Interest 100
    Home office Canada
    Year 1981
  • Type Owner
    Owner Westminer (Canada) Ltd.
    Year 1991

Comments on the ownership information

  • CANADA WIDE MINES IS OWNED BY IMPERIAL OIL, LTD.

Production statistics

  • Year 1990
    Description Production 8000 Mt Zinc
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Zinc Zinc 8000mt

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1973
    Indicated 24500000mt ore
    Demonstrated 24500000mt ore
    Total resources 24500000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Lead Pb 2.75 wt-pct Lead Major 1973
    Zinc Zn 3.4 wt-pct Zinc Major 1973
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1976
    Indicated 10500000mt ore
    Demonstrated 10500000mt ore
    Total resources 10500000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Lead Pb 2.45 wt-pct Lead Major 1976
    Zinc Zn 4.47 wt-pct Zinc Major 1976

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • 81 PAH REPORT 5,200,000 MT AT 2.78% PB & 4.23% ZN. OPERATION CEASED DUE TO COMPLEX STRUCTURE, LOW GRADE & TONNAGE, WATER PROB

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method PROPOSED
    Mining Method ROOM AND PILLAR 10-34
    Percent Recovery 80
    Hardness of Rock HARDROCK FISSURED WITH EXCESSIVE WATER
    Rock Characteristics UNKNOWN
    Rock Support Chars. UNKNOWN
    Mine Support Chars. UNKNOWN
    Number of Shafts 1
    Number of Inclines 1
    1st Condition of Workings UNKNOWN
    Capacity 785
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Unit Production Cost 18.35
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 365
    Operating Shifts per Day 3
    Year of Information 1981

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Geology

    MACEACHERN, S.B. AND PATRICK HANNON, THE GAYS RIVER

  • Geology

    DISCOVERY- A MISSISSIPPI VALLEY TYPE LEAD-ZINC DEPOSIT

  • Geology

    IN NOVA SCOTIA; CIM BULL., OCT., 1974, P.61-66.

  • Deposit

    *CRU METAL MONITOR, ZINC, DEC. 1991, P. 8.

  • Ownership

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

  • Ownership

    1979, P.107.

  • 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, MR 181,1978,

  • Reserve-Resource

    P.9.

  • Reserve-Resource

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

  • Reserve-Resource

    COPPER, NICKEL, LEAD, ZINC, MOLYBDENUM, SILVER AND GOLD

  • Reserve-Resource

    AS OF JAN. 1, 1978, EMR CANADA, MINERALS, MR 185, 1979,

  • Reserve-Resource

    P.8.

  • Deposit

    WESTERN MINER, CUVIER MINES LTD., NOV., 1972, P.47.

  • Deposit

    WORLD MINING, DEC., 1973, P.

  • Deposit

    NORTHERN MINER, APRIL 3, 1975, P.1.

  • Deposit

    MINING JOURNAL, PREUSSAG FINANCES CUVIER, JAN. 2, 1976,

  • Deposit

    E/MJ, JAN., 1976, P.165.

  • Deposit

    E/MJ, APRIL, 1976, P.172.

  • Deposit

    E/MJ, MARCH, 1978, P.241.

  • Deposit

    MINING MAGAZINE, MARCH, 1978, P.259.

  • Deposit

    ALLMAN, NORAH J., GAYS RIVER MINE ON SCHEDULE FOR START-UP

  • Deposit

    THIS NOVEMBER, NORTHERN MINER, MAY 10, 1979, P.1,6.

  • Deposit

    ALLMAN, NORAH J., CONSTRUCTION PROGRAM STARTS AT GAYS RIVER;

  • Deposit

    NORTHERN MINER, MAY 18, 1978, P.A1, A6.

  • Deposit

    ALLMAN, N.J., GAYS RIVER LEAD-ZINC MINE BUILDING UP TO

  • Deposit

    CAPACITY, NORTHERN MINER, FEB 7, 1980, PP.1, 8.

  • Deposit

    BRANCH, S.N. ESSO'S GAYS RIVER MINE, NEWEST NOVA SCOTIA

  • Deposit

    LEAD-ZINC PRODUCER, CAN. MIN. JOUR., APR. 1980, PP.68-73.

  • Deposit

    DEPT. OF MINES, AND ENERGY, NOVA SCOTIA, PROD. STATISTICS,

  • Deposit

    FEB. 3, 1981

  • Deposit

    HANNON, PATRICK, GAYS RIVER LEAD-ZINC DEPOSIT, FIELD TRIP

  • Deposit

    GUIDEBOOK HALIFAX 80 TRIP 6, MAY 16, 1980, PP. 74-79.

  • Deposit

    IMPERIAL OIL, LTD. ANN. RPTS, 1977-79.

  • Deposit

    NEW MINE STARTING IN NOVA SCOTIA, NORTHERN MINER,

  • Deposit

    OCT. 11, 1979, P.1.

  • Deposit

    SCOTT, P.J., MINING THE GAYS RIVER OREBODY, CIM DIST, #1

  • Deposit

    MEETING, OCT. 5-8, 1980.

  • Deposit

    YEE, JASMAN, THE GAYS RIVER CONCENTRATOR, 2ND CIM DIST #1

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit MINE WAS TEMPORARLY CLOSED IN MAY 1991. IS NOW UP FOR SALE, (DEC. 1991).

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 20-APR-94 Eastern Field Operations Center (EFOC) U.S. Bureau of Mines

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