| Deposit ID | 10254907 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 1220100101 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Golden Bear |
| Alternate or previous names | Fleece, Bear, Totem |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -132.28523, 58.21618 (WGS84) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Alaska(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Whiting River(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Taku River(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Canada | British Columbia |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Ore Body (1) | -132.28523, 58.21618 |
|---|
| Operation type | Surface-Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | Yes |
| Discovery year | 1981 |
| Mining method | Filled Stopes |
| Year of first production | 1990 |
| Milling method | Unspecified |
| District name | Atlin District |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | North American Metals Corp. (Namc) |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Canada |
| Year | 1997 |
| Type | Unknown |
|---|---|
| Owner | Wheaton River Mineral (Owns 82% Of NAMC) |
| Home office | Canada |
| Year | 1997 |
| Year | 1990 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 12.0 G Au 68413 Mt Ore | ||||||||||||||
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| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1990 | ||||||||||||||
| Measured | 473230mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Demonstrated | 473230mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 473230mt ore | ||||||||||||||
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| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1991 | ||||||||||||||
| Demonstrated | 420027mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 420027mt ore | ||||||||||||||
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| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1991 | ||||||||||||||
| Demonstrated | 420027mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 420027mt ore | ||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 1220100101 |
MINING JOURNAL, JUL 14, 1995, P 26
NORTHERN MINER, JUN 26, 1995, P 7
NORTHERN MINER, JUN 19, 1995, P 15
MINING MAGAZINE, 10/87, PAGE 300-301.
RAMSEY, KATHY, NATIVE LAND CLAIMS AND THE MINING INDUSTRY,
THE GOLDER BEAR STORY; MINING IN BRITISH COLUMBIA, 1991,
PAGE 30-32.
NORTHERN MINER, 4/9/90, PAGE 6.
MCALPINE, STEVEN, GOLDEN BEAR MINE, WINNING WITH FIRST
NATIONS, CIM, BULL, NOV/DEC, 1992, PAGE 45-47.
CANADIAN MINES HANDBOOK, 1996-97, PP. 317, 422.
CANADIAN MINES HANDBOOK, 1991-92, PAGE 275.
PRIVATE COMPANY SOURCE, SEE REFERENCE "B" 001-002.
THE NORTHERN MINER, "GOLDEN BEAR TURNAROUND", VOL. 77, #52,
PAGES 1-2, (DATE NOT READABLE, SOMETIME IS EARLY 1992.)
CANADIAN MINES HANDBOOK, 1992-93, PAGE 258.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | PRODUCTION STARTED 1/90 |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 27-JUN-97 | Buckingham, David A. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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