Jolu

Plant in Saskatchewan, 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. Mining district
  9. Ownership information
  10. Production statistics
  11. Reserves and resources
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10206452
MAS/MILS ID 1220550041
Record type Site
Current site name Jolu
Alternate or previous names Rod, Decade

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -104.27856, 56.01004 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Canada Saskatchewan

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -104.27856, 56.01004

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Plant
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Year of first production 1988
Plant type Leach
Plant subcategory Hydromet

Mining district

District name La Ronge Gold B

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner International Mahogany Corp.
    Interest 70
    Home office Canada
    Year 1991
  • Type Owner
    Owner International Corora Corp.
    Interest 30
    Home office Canada
    Year 1991

Production statistics

  • Year 1989
    Description 14.98 G Au 146713 Mt Ore
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Gold Gold 146713mt 15g/mt
  • Year 1990
    Description 13.82 G Au 170909 Mt Ore
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Gold Gold 170909mt 14g/mt

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1991
    Demonstrated 306538mt ore
    Total resources 306538mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 15.086 g/mt Gold Major 1991
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1991
    Demonstrated 16000mt ore
    Total resources 16000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 17 g/mt Gold Major 1991
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1991
    Demonstrated 322538mt ore
    Total resources 322538mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 15.2 g/mt Gold Major 1991

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • RESERVES EXHAUSTED AS OF MID-1991. SEE BIB REF R-007.
  • INCLUDES JOLU & DECADE DEPOSITS AND MALLARD/ROD ZONES CANADIAN MINING HANDBOOK, 1991-92, PAGES 213, 216.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Reserve-Resource

    CANADIAN MINES HANDBOOK, 1990-91, P. 136.

  • Reserve-Resource

    CANADIAN MINING JOURNAL, "PRIZED JOINT VENTURE IN NORTHERN

  • Reserve-Resource

    SASKATCHEWAN", FEBRUARY, 1990, PAGES 37-39.

  • Reserve-Resource

    CANADIAN MINES HANDBOOK, 1991-92, P. 213, 216.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 05-SEP-1996 Porter, Kenneth E. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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