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Goz Creek

Prospect in Canada with commodities Cadmium, Lead, Silver, Zinc
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Ownership information
  11. Reserves and resources
  12. Workings at the site
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10255029
MAS/MILS ID 1220600022
Record type Site
Current site name Goz Creek

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -132.51907, 64.43183 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Canada

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Cadmium Secondary
Lead Secondary
Silver Secondary
Zinc Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Sphalerite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -132.51907, 64.43183
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 6M
    Width 30M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 MASS SULFIDE
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Type of Orebody #2 BRECCIA FILL
    Primary Ore Control LITHOLOGY
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. MODERATE
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 SILICIFICATION
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Date of Last Modification 830729

Comments on the geologic information

  • MINOR MINERALS INCLUDE GALENA PYRITE AND BOULANGERITE METALLIC MINERALS FOUND IN THE WALL ROCK INCLUDES SMITHSON- ITE, CERRUSITE AND HYDROZINCITE

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Discovery year 1973

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Barrier Reef Resources
    Interest 100
    Home office Canada
    Year 1976

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1981
    Indicated 10900000mt ore
    Demonstrated 10900000mt ore
    Total resources 10900000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Zinc Zn 8 wt-pct Zinc Major 1981
    Silver Ag 0.04 g/mt Silver Minor 1981
    Cadmium Cd 17 wt-pct Cadmium Minor 1981

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • RESERVES REPRESENTS A AND B ZONES WITH 13 OTHER ZONES TO BE EXPL
  • DILUTION 0%; MINE DISCOVERY, 90%.
  • 10,900,000 RESERVES 1-81 SILVER GRADE IN ADIT IS THE SAME AS TGHE CADMIUN GRADE IN THE Q-MATRIX TABLE.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method PROPOSED
    Mining Method OPEN PIT
    Capacity 1511
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Unit Production Cost 9
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 360
    Year of Information 1981

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Reserve-Resource

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

  • Reserve-Resource

    MINERAL DEPOSITS IN CANADA THAT ARE NOT BEING MINED;

  • Reserve-Resource

    ENERGY, MINES AND RESOURCES CANADA, MINERALS, MR 181, 197

  • Reserve-Resource

    P.56, A42.

  • Reserve-Resource

    CANADIAN MINES HANDBOOK 1979-80, NORTHERN MINES PRESS LTD.,

  • Reserve-Resource

    1979, P.35.

  • Deposit

    BARRIER REEF RESOURCES, LTD, ANNUAL REPORTS 1974-1979

  • Deposit

    MINERAL RESOURCES BRANCH, DEPT. OF ENERGY, MINES AND

  • Deposit

    RESOURCES, GOZ CREEK, OTTAWA, CANADA, 1977

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 05-SEP-1996 Gazdik U.S. Bureau of Mines

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

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