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Cape Ray

Prospect in Newfoundland, Canada with commodities Copper, Gold, 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. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10230593
MAS/MILS ID 1220250007
Record type Site
Current site name Cape Ray
Alternate or previous names Big Pond, Window Glass Hill

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -58.91929, 47.75157 (WGS84)
Elevation 300

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Canada Newfoundland

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Secondary
Gold Primary
Lead Secondary
Silver Secondary
Zinc Critical Secondary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -58.91929, 47.75157
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Milling method Hydrometallurgy Unspecified

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Dolphin Exploration Ltd.
    Interest 100
    Home office Canada
    Year 1991

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1979
    Total resources 252000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 10 g/mt Gold Major 1979
    Silver Ag 24.4 g/mt Silver Minor 1979
    Copper Cu 0.2199 wt-pct Copper Minor 1979
    Lead Pb 1.44 wt-pct Lead Minor 1979
    Zinc Zn 1.1199 wt-pct Zinc Minor 1979
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1979
    Total resources 137000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 12 g/mt Gold Major 1979
    Silver Ag 48 g/mt Silver Minor 1979
    Copper Cu 0.2999 wt-pct Copper Minor 1979
    Lead Pb 1.3999 wt-pct Lead Minor 1979
    Zinc Zn 0.72 wt-pct Zinc Minor 1979
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1979
    Total resources 101000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 14.8 g/mt Gold Major 1979
    Silver Ag 19.6 g/mt Silver Minor 1979
    Copper Cu 0.19 wt-pct Copper Minor 1979
    Lead Pb 0.48 wt-pct Lead Minor 1979
    Zinc Zn 0.24 wt-pct Zinc Minor 1979
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1990
    Demonstrated 455407mt ore
    Total resources 455407mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 10.079 g/mt Gold Major 1990
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1990
    Demonstrated 455407mt ore
    Total resources 455407mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 10.079 g/mt Gold Major 1990

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • 1990 FINAL FEASIBILITY STUDY INDICATED GOVERNMENT ASSISTANCE REQUIRED TO BRING TO PRODUCTION. CMH, 91-92, P.136.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Reserve-Resource

    WORLD MINER, THREE GOLD DEPOSITS DISCOVERED, JAN. 1979,

  • Reserve-Resource

    P.81,83.

  • Reserve-Resource

    CANADIAN MINES HANDBOOK, 1991-92, P. 136.

  • Deposit

    SKILLINGS', RIOCANEX FINDS GOLD IN NEWFOUNDLAND, AUG. 13,

  • Deposit

    1977, P.27.

  • Deposit

    MINING MAGAZINE, GOLD FIND IN CANADA, SEPT., 1977, P.261.

  • Deposit

    E/MJ, RIO ALGOM EXPLORATION ARM REPORTS GOLD STRIKE IN NEW-

  • Deposit

    FOUNDLAND, SEPT., 1977, P.17.

  • Deposit

    E/MJ, JULY, 1978, P.151.

  • Deposit

    NORTHERN MINER, RIO ALGOM BUILDING RESERVES ON NEWFOUNDLAND

  • Deposit

    GOLD GROUND, NOV. 16, 1978, P.1,8.

  • Deposit

    E/MJ, JAN., 1979, P.184,185.

  • Deposit

    CANADIAN MINING JOURNAL, RIOCANEX DRILLING LOCATES GOLD

  • Deposit

    DEPOSITS IN NFLD, JAN., 1979, P.9.

Comments on the references

  • MINERALS ECONOMICS GROUP. LATE STAGE CANADIAN GOLD PROJECTS. 6/92.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 22-DEC-1994 Porter, Kenneth E. U.S. Bureau of Mines

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