Bird River

Plant in Manitoba, Canada with commodity Chromium
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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. Ownership information
  9. Reserves and resources
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10240472
MAS/MILS ID 1220150055
Record type Site
Current site name Bird River

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Town
Geographic coordinates: -95.16702, 50.96671 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Canada Manitoba

Comments on the location information

  • LOCATED ABOUT 130 KM NE OF WINNEPEG IN THE LAC DU BONNET DISTRICT (JUST N OF THE OISEAU RIVER). COORDINATES ARE OF TOWN OF BISSETT IN THE GENERAL AREA. FOUR GROUPS OF CLAIMS: THE PAGE, CHROME, BIRD LAKE AND EUCLID LAKE GROUPS.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Chromium Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Town (1) -95.16702, 50.96671

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Plant
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Mining method Bench (Berm)
Plant type Beneficiation (Mill)
Milling method Gravity

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Various Small Land Owners
    Interest 100
    Home office Canada

Comments on the production information

  • SIX SMELTING TESTS ON 3 BIRD RIVER CONCENTRATES GAVE CR CONTENTS IN HIGH-C FECR RANGING FROM 45.9 - 51.0 PCT AND RECOVERIES RANGING FROM 79.5 TO 91.1

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 0
    Demonstrated 18580000mt ore
    Inferred 21390000mt ore
    Total resources 39970000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Chromium Cr2O3 9.6 wt-pct Chromium Major 0

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • 18,580,000 MT MEASURED + INDICATED AND AN ADDITIONAL 21,390,000 MT INFERRED IN ALL FOUR CLAIM GROUPS. GRADE OF 9.6 % CR2O3.

Reference information

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 29-AUG-95 Boyle, Ed U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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