Hyers Island

Prospect in Manitoba, Canada with commodity Copper
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. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10254956
MAS/MILS ID 1220150039
Record type Site
Current site name Hyers Island

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -96.02038, 54.76336 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Canada Manitoba

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -96.02038, 54.76336

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1934

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Noranda Exploration Co. Ltd.
    Interest 100
    Home office Canada
    Year 1986

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1974
    Indicated 360000mt ore
    Demonstrated 360000mt ore
    Total resources 360000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 2.56 wt-pct Copper Major 1974
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1984
    Indicated 317450mt ore
    Demonstrated 317540mt ore
    Total resources 317540mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 2.5 wt-pct Copper Major 1984

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Reserve-Resource

    MR 223, 1989, MAN-39.

  • Deposit

    ANNIS, R.C., D.A. CRANSTONE AND M.VALLEE, A SURVEY OF KNOWN

  • Deposit

    MINERAL DEPOSITS IN CANADA THAT ARE NOT BEING MINED;

  • Deposit

    ENERGY, MINES AND RESOURCES CANADA, MINERALS,MR 181,1978,

  • Deposit

    P.A-29.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 26-JUL-1991 Porter, Kenneth E. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.