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Kierens

Producer in Quebec, Canada with commodity Gold
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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. Production statistics
  10. Reserves and resources
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10254954
MAS/MILS ID 1220500123
Record type Site
Current site name Kierens
Alternate or previous names First Canadian, Goldhawk, Norlartic

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -77.99296, 48.14809 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Canada Quebec

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -77.99296, 48.14809
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Mining method Filled Stopes
Year of first production 1989
Milling method Hydrometallurgy Unspecified

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Aur Resources Inc.
    Interest 100
    Home office Canada
    Year 1991

Production statistics

  • Year 1989
    Description 7.46 G Au 39690 Mt Ore
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Gold Gold 39690mt 7g/mt
  • Year 1990
    Description 60647 Mt Ore
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Gold Gold 60647mt

Comments on the production information

  • DESCRIPTION SHOWS MILL FEED GRADES.

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1990
    Demonstrated 175000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 5.5 g/mt Gold Major 1990
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1990
    Inferred 667000mt ore
    Total resources 667000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 5.5 g/mt Gold Major 1990
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1990
    Total resources 842000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 4.9 g/mt Gold Major 1990
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1990
    Demonstrated 175000mt ore
    Total resources 175000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 5.5 g/mt Gold Major 1990

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • CMH 1990-91, P.63; (12/31/89)
  • INCLUDES KIERENS AND GOLDHAWK ZONES CMH, 91-92, P.54. 1991 EXPECTED SHUTDOWN OF FIRST CANADIAN AND GOLDHAWK.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Reserve-Resource

    CANADIAN MINES HANDBOOK, 1990-91, P. 63.

  • Reserve-Resource

    CANADIAN MINES HANDBOOK, 1991-92, P. 54.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 17-NOV-1992 Porter, Kenneth E. U.S. Bureau of Mines

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