Lake Shore Tailings

Producer in Ontario, 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. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Ownership information
  11. Production statistics
  12. Reserves and resources
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10230689
MAS/MILS ID 1220400143
Record type Site
Current site name Lake Shore Tailings
Alternate or previous names Lakeshore, Don Lou

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -80.11644, 48.23329 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 5000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Canada Ontario

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -80.11644, 48.23329

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Mining method Open Pit
Year of first production 1989
Milling method Hydrometallurgy Unspecified

Mining district

District name Kirkland Lake

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim
Type of mineral rights Patented

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Kinross Gold Corp.
    Interest 100
    Home office Canada
    Year 1997
    First year 1995
  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Barrick Gold Corp. (American Barrick Resources Corp.)
    Interest 100
    Home office Canada
    Year 1997
    First year 1995
    Last year 1995
  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner American Barrick Resources Corp.
    Interest 100
    Home office Canada
    Year 1997
    First year 1994
    Last year 1995
  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Lac Minerals Ltd.
    Interest 100
    Home office Canada
    Year 1991
    Last year 1994

Production statistics

  • Year 1985
    Description Underground 49091 Mt Ore
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Gold Gold 49091mt
  • Year 1986
    Description Underground 38182 Mt Ore
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Gold Gold 38182mt
  • Year 1987
    Description Underground 10909 Mt Ore
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Gold Gold 10909mt
  • Year 1988
    Description 1.17 G Au Tailings Start 25455 Mt Ore
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Gold Gold 25455mt 1g/mt
  • Year 1989
    Description 1.85 G Au 150909 Mt Ore
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Gold Gold 150909mt 2g/mt
  • Year 1990
    Description 3.01 G Au 199740 Mt Ore
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Gold Gold 199740mt 3g/mt

Comments on the production information

  • DESCRIPTION SHOWS MILL FEED GRADES.

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1990
    Demonstrated 2800000mt ore
    Total resources 2800000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 2.4 g/mt Gold Major 1990
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1997
    Measured 344000mt ore
    Indicated 103000mt ore
    Demonstrated 447000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 2.34 g/mt Gold Major 1997

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Reserve-Resource

    CANADIAN MINES HANDBOOK, 1990-91, P. 256.

  • Reserve-Resource

    MR 198, 1983, P. 133, (ONT-200).

  • Reserve-Resource

    CANADIAN MINES HANDBOOK, 1991-92, P. 232.

  • Reserve-Resource

    THE NORTHERN MINER, 8/19/91, P. 20.

  • Reserve-Resource

    CANADIAN MINES HANDBOOK, 1996-97, P250.

  • Reserve-Resource

    KINROSS, 1995 FORM 40F, P23.

  • Deposit

    THE MINING JOURNAL, V328, #8417, 02/21/97, P10

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 14-JUL-97 Buckingham, David A. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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