United Keno Hill Mines

Producer in Yukon Territory*, Canada with commodities Lead, Silver, Thallium, 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. Ore body information
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mining district
  10. Land status
  11. Ownership information
  12. Reserves and resources
  13. Workings at the site
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10230135
MAS/MILS ID 1220600003
Record type Site
Current site name United Keno Hill Mines
Alternate or previous names Husky Mine, Keno Mine, Sime Vein, Elsa Mine, No Cash Mine, Galkeno Mine, Ruby Mine, Bermingham Mine, Mcleod Vein, Calumet C

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -135.34913, 63.84156 (WGS84)
Elevation 1650

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Federal lands

Federal(land status)

Geographic areas

Country State
Canada Yukon Territory*

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Secondary
Silver Primary
Thallium Secondary
Zinc Critical Secondary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -135.34913, 63.84156

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N45E
    Dip 50S
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 BRECCIA FILL
    Primary mode of Origin UNKNOWN
    Strike And Dip N45E:50S
    Date of Last Modification 791116

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface-Underground
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Discovery year 1906
Year of first production 1947

Mining district

District name Mayo District

Land status

Ownership category Federal

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner United Keno Hill Mines Ltd.
    Interest 100
    Home office Canada
    Year 1979
  • Type Owner
    Owner United Keno Hill Mines Ltd.
    Interest 52
    Home office Canada
    Year 1979
  • Type Owner
    Owner Falconbridge Nickel Mines, Ltd.
    Interest 48
    Home office Canada
    Year 1979

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1978
    Measured 133000mt ore
    Indicated 91000mt ore
    Demonstrated 224000mt ore
    Total resources 224000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Silver Ag 1053 g/mt Silver Major 1978
    Lead Pb 4.9 wt-pct Lead Minor 1978
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1978
    Indicated 99000mt ore
    Demonstrated 99000mt ore
    Total resources 99000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Silver Ag 1365 g/mt Silver Major 1978
    Lead Pb 4.9 wt-pct Lead Minor 1978
    Zinc Zn 1 wt-pct Zinc Minor 1978
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1978
    Measured 95800mt ore
    Indicated 124000mt ore
    Demonstrated 219800mt ore
    Total resources 219800mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Silver Ag 799 g/mt Silver Major 1978
    Lead Pb 4.9 wt-pct Lead Minor 1978
    Silver Ag 1509 g/mt Silver Major 1978

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • FALCON NI LTD-48%.(OW) SHUT JAN 6, 1989 BECAUSE OF LOW SILVER PRICE.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 2
    Capacity 318
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Year of Information 1975

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Production

    UNITED KENO HILL MINE LTD., DAILY MILL REPORT FOR 24 FEB.

  • Production

    1978, 2P.

  • Production

    GRUNDMANIS, A., UNITED KENO HILL MINES LIMITED- ELSA CONCEN-

  • Production

    TRATOR; D.E. PICKETT, ED., IN MILLING PRACTICE IN CANADA,

  • Production

    CIM SPECIAL VOLUME 16, 1978, P.227-229.

  • Reserve-Resource

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

  • Reserve-Resource

    1979, P.282,283.

  • Deposit

    UNITED KENO HILL MINE LTD., UNITED KENO HILL- ANNUAL MEETING

  • Deposit

    APRIL 4, 1978. 5P.

  • Deposit

    UNITED KENO HILL MINE LTD., CURRENT OPERATIONS AT UNITED

  • Deposit

    KENO HILL MINES, CIM BULL., OCT., 1961, P.722-739.

  • Deposit

    WESTERN MINER, UNITED KENO HILL SEEKING NEW ORE RESERVES,

  • Deposit

    AUG., 1974, P.22,26.

  • Deposit

    NORTHERN MINER, NICE BOOST IN ORE RESERVES AT VETERAN YUKON

  • Deposit

    SILVER MINE; MARCH 15, 1979, P.3.

  • Deposit

    NORTHERN MINER, FAVORABLE EARNINGS PICTURE FOR UNITED KENO

  • Deposit

    THIS YEAR; APRIL 19, 1979, P.A21.

  • Deposit

    NORTHERN MINER, UNITED KENO HILL MINES EARNS MORE ON HIGHER

  • Deposit

    METAL PRICES, AUG. 2, 1979, P.11.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit UNITED KENO HILL MINES LTD ELSA, YUKON CANADA THE MINE WAS CLOSED IN 1967 AND REOPENED IN 1973. EQUIPMENT: 52 JACKLEG DRILLS, 24 STOPER, 28 UNDERGROUND LOCO EQUIPMENT: 145 MINE CARS, 20 MUCKING MACHINES, 34 SLUSHERS. 76RCD601, SOURCE OF RESERVE DATA. JUNE 1997: PHONED UNITED KENO. STILL TEMPORARILY SHUTDOWN.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 19-JUN-1997 Porter, Kenneth E. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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