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Faro Anvil

Producer in Yukon Territory*, 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. Mining district
  11. Mineral rights holdings
  12. Land status
  13. Ownership information
  14. Production statistics
  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 10230182
MAS/MILS ID 1220600001
Record type Site
Current site name Faro Anvil
Alternate or previous names Faro Deposits, Vangorda Open Pit, Swim Open Pit, Anvil Range, Anvil Open Pit, Anvil Underground, Grum Underground, Grum Open Pit, Dy Underground

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -133.41894, 62.36655 (WGS84)
Elevation 1219
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 Yukon Territory*

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Silver Tertiary
Zinc Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Unknown
Galena Unknown
Pyrite Unknown
Pyrrhotite Unknown
Quartz Unknown
Sphalerite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -133.41894, 62.36655
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 46M
    Length 2010M
    Width 330M
    Area 1493HA
    Depth to top 85M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 MASS SULFIDE
    Shape of Orebody #1 LENTICULAR
    Type of Orebody #2 STRATIFORM
    Shape of Orebody #2 TABULAR
    Type of Orebody #3 STRATABOUND
    Primary mode of Origin SEDIMENTATION
    Primary Ore Control LITHOLOGY
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. UNKNOWN
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 UNKNOWN
    Minimum Depth to Top 9
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 85
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 9
    Total Surface Area (HA) 1493
    Date of Last Modification 830718

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface-Underground
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Discovery year 1953
Mining method Open Pit
Year of first production 1967
Milling method Flotation

Mining district

District name Zaro

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Land status

Ownership category Unknown

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Cyprus Anvil Mining Corp.
    Interest 100
    Year 1981
  • Type Owner
    Owner Curragh
    Interest 100
    Year 1994

Production statistics

  • Year 1969
    Description 435000 Mtpy
  • Year 1970
    Description 1961000 Mtpy
  • Year 1971
    Description 2693000 Mtpy
  • Year 1972
    Description 2906000 Mtpy
  • Year 1973
    Description 2899100 Mtpy
  • Year 1974
    Description 2925000 Mtpy
  • Year 1975
    Description 3225299 Mtpy
  • Year 1976
    Description 1625000 Mtpy
  • Year 1977
    Description 3435000 Mtpy
  • Year 1978
    Description 3280000 Mtpy
  • Year 1979
    Description 2823000 Mtpy
  • Year 1980
    Description 2824000 Mtpy
  • Year 1992
    Description Production 105000 T
  • Year 1992
    Description Contained Lead Produced 112000 Mt
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Lead Lead 112000mt
  • Year 1993
    Description Est. Contained Lead Produced 23000 Mt
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Lead Lead 23000mt

Comments on the production information

  • PRODUCT OUTPUT DURING TIME 1982-2005 IS AS FOLLOWS: PD 1982-1984: 665 MT CONC/DAY 1985-1987: 680 MT CONC/DAY 1988-1988: 692 MT CONC/DAY 1989-1992: 710 MT CONC/DAY 1993-1993: 768 MT CONC/DAY 1994-1996: 798 MT CONC/DAY 1997-1997: 774 MT CONC/DAY 1998-2001: 804 MT CONC/DAY 2002-2002: 831 MT CONC/DAY 2003-2005: 845 MT CONC/DAY PE 1982-1984: 375 MT CONC/DAY 1985-1987: 414 MT CONC/DAY 1988-1988: 404 MT CONC/DAY 1989-1992: 388 MT CONC/DAY 1993-1993: 393 MT CONC/DAY 1994-1996: 396 MT CONC/DAY 1997-1997: 422 MT CONC/DAY 1998-2001: 519 MT CONC/DAY 2002-2002: 532 MT CONC/DAY 2003-2005: 541 MT CONC/DAY PF 1982-1984: .29 MT CONC/DAY 1985-1987: .35 MT CONC/DAY 1988-1988: .35 MT CONC/DAY 1989-1992: .34 MT CONC/DAY 1993-1993: .35 MT CONC/DAY 1994-1996: .36 MT CONC/DAY 1997-1997: .37 MT CONC/DAY 1998-2001: .49 MT CONC/DAY 2002-2002: .52 MT CONC/DAY 2003-2005: .54 MT CONC/DAY

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • MEASURED IS FARV 1 & 3 DEPOSITS AND DEMONSTRATED IS FARO 1, 2 & 3 DEPOSITS. DEPOSIT WAS ORIGINALLY FUNDED IN 1981.
  • RESERVES ARE FROM THE FOLLOWING DEPOSITS: ANVIL OP : 28700000 MT ANVIL UG : 8300000 MT VANGORDA OP: 8500000 MT GRUM OP : 16400000 MT GRUM UG : 13000000 MT DY UG : 21000000 MT SWIM OP : 5700000 MT
  • 33,000,000 MT PER PAH 1986 RESERVE DATA.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 800HA
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ESTIMATE
    Mining Method BENCH (BERM)
    Percent Waste Rock 50
    Primary Material Cover SAND, GRAVEL
    Secondary Material Cover M-HARD ROCKS
    Hardness of Ore M-HARD ROCKS
    Avg. Bench Height (meters) 18
    Max. Pit Slope (degrees) 40
    Capacity 8056
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Preprod. Stripping Vol. 4500
    Unit Production Cost 6.38
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 360
    Operating Shifts per Day 3
    Year of Information 1981
  • Type of workings Surface
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 2
    Status of Mining Method ESTIMATE
    Mining Method BENCH (BERM)
    Percent Waste Rock .1
    Primary Material Cover SAND, GRAVEL
    Secondary Material Cover M-HARD ROCKS
    Hardness of Ore M-HARD ROCKS
    Capacity 9444
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 360
    Operating Shifts per Day 3
    Year of Information 1981
  • 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 UNKNOWN
    Rock Characteristics UNKNOWN
    Rock Support Chars. UNKNOWN
    Mine Support Chars. UNKNOWN
    1st Condition of Workings UNKNOWN
    Capacity 8056
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Unit Production Cost 21.02
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 360
    Operating Shifts per Day 3
    Year of Information 1981
  • Type of workings Underground
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 2
    Status of Mining Method PROPOSED
    Mining Method ROOM AND PILLAR 10-34
    Percent Recovery 80
    Hardness of Rock UNKNOWN
    Rock Characteristics UNKNOWN
    Rock Support Chars. UNKNOWN
    Mine Support Chars. UNKNOWN
    1st Condition of Workings UNKNOWN
    Capacity 5278
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Unit Production Cost 25.36
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 360
    Operating Shifts per Day 3
    Year of Information 1981

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Ownership

    *CRU QUARTERLY MARKET SERVICE, ZINC, JAN. 1994, P. 41.

  • Production

    *CRU QUARTERLY MARKET SERVICE, LEAD, JAN. 1994, P. 34.

  • Production

    *CRU QUARTERLY MARKET SERVICE, LEAD, OCT. 1993, P. 43.

  • Deposit

    BOTTOMLY, PAMELA, CYPRUS ANVIL GEARS UP TO THE NEXT 50

  • Deposit

    YEARS, THE NORTHERN MINER, VOL. 65, NO. 25, AUG. 30, 1980,

  • Deposit

    P. 1 AND 6.

  • Deposit

    CAMPBELL, F.A., AND V.G.ETHIER, SULFU-ISOTOPES, IRON CONTENT

  • Deposit

    OF SPHALERITES, AND ORE TEXTURES IN THE ANVIL ORE BODY,

  • Deposit

    CANADA, ECON. GEOL., VOL. 69, 1974, P. 482-493.

  • Deposit

    CAN. INST. OF MIN. AND METALL., MILLING PRACTICE IN CANADA,

  • Deposit

    CIM SPEC. VOL. 16, D.E. PICKED, ED.

  • Deposit

    CAN. MIN. JOUR., DEC. 1978, P. 21.

  • Deposit

    CYPRUS ANVIL HAS EYE ON NEW DEVELOPMENT, THE NORTHERN MINER,

  • Deposit

    MAY 10, 1979, P. 17.

  • Deposit

    CYPRUS ANVIL MINING CORP., ANN. RPTS., 1974-79.

  • Deposit

    CYPRUS ANVIL MINING CORP., UNPUBLISHED REPORT, 1975.

  • Deposit

    CYPRUS ANVIL YUKON'S LEADING MINERAL PRODUCER, THE NORTHERN

  • Deposit

    MINER, NOV. 27, 1980, P. C22-C24

  • Deposit

    DEPT. OF INDIAN AND NORTHERN AFFAIRS, MINERAL INDUSTRY RPT

  • Deposit

    1979-YUKON TERR., NORTH OF 60, P. 64.

  • Deposit

    INTER. GEOL. CONG., 24TH SESS., GUIDEBOOK, FIELD EXCURSION

  • Deposit

    A24-C24, CANADA, 1972.

  • Deposit

    MINERAL POLICY SECTOR, DEPT. OF ENERGY, MINES AND RESOURCES,

  • Deposit

    ANVIL MINE, OTTAWA, 1980.

  • Deposit

    MORTON, P., AND FLETCHER, K., ANVIL PB-ZN DEPOSIT, YUKON

  • Deposit

    TERR. JOUR. OF GEOCHEM EXPL. VOL. 4, NO. 1, MAR. 1973,

  • Deposit

    P. 49-53.

  • Deposit

    PAZOUR, D.A., CYPRUS ANVIL: LARGEST MINE IN THE YUKON TERR.

  • Deposit

    WORLD MINING, JULY 1979, P. 40-45.

  • Deposit

    TEMPELMAN-KLUIT, D.J., GEOLOGY AND ORIGIN OF THE FARO,

  • Deposit

    VANGORDA AND SWIM CONCORDANT ZINC-LEAD DEPOSITS, CENTRAL

  • Deposit

    YUKON TERR., GEOL. SUR. OF CAN. BUL. 208, DEPT. OF ENERGY,

  • Deposit

    MINES AND RESOURCES, CAN., 1972.

  • Deposit

    THE TENTH COMMONWEALTH MIN. AND METALL. CONG., CYPRUS ANVIL

  • Deposit

    MINING CORP., MINERAL INDUSTRIES IN WESTERN CAN., SEPT.

  • Deposit

    2-28, 1974.

  • Deposit

    WALLINGER, W.N., CURRENT OPERATING PRACTICE AT THE CYPRUS

  • Deposit

    ANVIL CONCENTRATOR, CIM BULL., JAN. 1978, P. 134-139.

  • Deposit

    WORLD MINING, JAN. 1979, P. 83.

  • Deposit

    CRU MONITOR-JULY 1996-

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit PRODUCTION FROM 11/95-4/96=2.1MMT ORE=144,400 MT ZN CONC.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 24-SEP-1996 Eastern Field Operations Center (EFOC) U.S. Bureau of Mines

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