Goldfields

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. Reserves and resources
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10229966
MAS/MILS ID 1220550038
Record type Site
Current site name Goldfields
Alternate or previous names Beaverlodge, Box Athona, Box, Gold Fields, Goldfields Project, New Athona

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -108.50103, 59.44978 (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) -108.50103, 59.44978

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Plant
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1934
Mining method Open Pit
Year of first production 1939
Plant type Leach
Plant subcategory Hydromet
Milling method Unspecified

Comments on exploration

  • THE COMPANY EXPECTS TO HAVE A FEASIBILITY STUDY ON THE MINE POTENTIAL OF THE BOX AND LENORA DEPOSITS BY JULY 1995 (NM, JUN 12, 1995, P. 15)

Mining district

District name Beaverlodge

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Greater Lenora Resources
    Interest 100
    Home office Canada
    Year 1991
  • Type Unknown
    Owner Greater Lenora Resources (Cominco Not Namedin Articles)
    Year 1995

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1990
    Demonstrated 27124832mt ore
    Total resources 27124832mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 1.851 g/mt Gold Major 1990
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1991
    Demonstrated 27162251mt ore
    Total resources 27162251mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 1.851 g/mt Gold Major 1991
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1991
    Demonstrated 27162251mt ore
    Total resources 27162251mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 1.851 g/mt Gold Major 1991

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • PRODUCTION STARTED IN 1990 CMH, 91-92, P.190.
  • CMH 1989-90, P.216; MR 223, 1989, SASK-56,60; (12/31/88) NORTHERN MINER, 12/3/90, P. 12; (12/90)

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    NORTHERN MINER, MAR 27, 1995, P 11

  • Deposit

    NORTHERN MINER, JUN 12, 1995, P 15

  • Reserve-Resource

    THE NORTHERN MINER, "LENORA BOOSTS BOX DEPOSIT RESERVES",

  • Reserve-Resource

    DEC. 3, 1990, PAGE 12.

  • Reserve-Resource

    CANADIAN MINES HANDBOOK, 1991-92, PAGE 190.

  • Reserve-Resource

    CANADIAN MINES HANDBOOK, 1992-93, PAGE 177.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 02-APR-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.