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Nigadoo River Mine

Producer in New Brunswick, Canada with commodities Copper, Lead, Silver, Zinc
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  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. Workings at the site
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10230034
MAS/MILS ID 1220200008
Record type Site
Current site name Nigadoo River Mine

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -65.79922, 47.73323 (WGS84)
Elevation 80

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Canada New Brunswick

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Tertiary
Lead Tertiary
Silver Tertiary
Zinc Critical Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -65.79922, 47.73323
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Nigadoo River Mines Ltd
    Home office Canada
    Year 1976
  • Type Owner
    Owner Sullivan Mining Group Ltd.
    Interest 96
    Home office Canada
    Year 1976

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1974
    Indicated 302000mt ore
    Demonstrated 302000mt ore
    Total resources 302000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Zinc Zn 4.22 wt-pct Zinc Trace 1974
    Lead Pb 3.91 wt-pct Lead Trace 1974
    Copper Cu 0.16 wt-pct Copper Trace 1974
    Silver Ag 127 g/mt Silver Trace 1974
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1974
    Measured 963000mt ore
    Indicated 227000mt ore
    Demonstrated 1190000mt ore
    Total resources 1190000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Zinc Zn 3.14 wt-pct Zinc Trace 1974
    Lead Pb 3.1499 wt-pct Lead Trace 1974
    Copper Cu 0.2299 wt-pct Copper Trace 1974
    Silver Ag 137 g/mt Silver Trace 1974

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 900M
    Overall depth 525M
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 2
    Number of Shafts 1
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Year of Information 1976

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Production

    THORNTON, E. AND R. BOYLAN, NIGADOO RIVER MINES LTD.-

  • Production

    SULLIVAN MINING GROUP, D.E. PICKETT, ED., IN MILLING

  • Production

    PRACTICE IN CANADA, CIM SPECIAL VOLUME 16, 1978,P.180,181

  • Deposit

    REF-THE FINANCIAL POST SURVEY OF MINES 1976, TORONTO, P146.

  • Deposit

    REF-CANADIAN NATIONAL TOPOGRAPHIC SURVEY, 1,250,000,

  • Deposit

    SHEET NO. A501-21P

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 76-RCD-601-ORE RESERVES FROM ZONES A AND B AND ANTHONIAN ZON ANTHONIAN ZONE IS ONLY PARTIALLY DELINEATED. 76-RCD-601-RESERVES AS OF DEC. 31, 1974. 76-RCD-620-MINE CAPACITY IS TAKEN AS THE MILL CAPACITY.

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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