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Premier

Producer in British Columbia, Canada with commodities Gold, Silver
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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. Mining district
  9. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Ownership information
  11. Production statistics
  12. Reserves and resources
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10255065
MAS/MILS ID 1220100093
Record type Site
Current site name Premier
Alternate or previous names Premier Pit, Dago, Premier Gold Project, Province, Big Missouri, Northern Lights, Martha Ellen

Comments on the site names

  • INCLUDES SILBAK PREMIER & BIG MISSOURI MINES.

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -130.03505, 56.06057 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 5000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Bradfield Canal A-1 SE(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Bradfield Canal SE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Bradfield Canal(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Geographic areas

Country State
Canada British Columbia

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Secondary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -130.03505, 56.06057
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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 Shrinkage Methods
Year of first production 1989
Milling method Hydrometallurgy Unspecified

Mining district

District name Skeena

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim
Type of mineral rights Patented

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Westmin Resources Ltd.
    Interest 100
    Home office Canada
    Year 1997
  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Westmin Resources Ltd.
    Interest 60
    Home office Canada
    Year 1991
  • Type Owner
    Owner Pioneer Metals Corp. Ltd.
    Interest 40
    Home office Canada
    Year 1991
  • Type Owner
    Owner Tournigan Mining Exploration Ltd.
    Interest 5
    Home office Canada
    Year 1991

Production statistics

  • Year 1989
    Description 1.57 G Au, 37.11 G Ag Mill Fed Grd 382931 Mt Ore
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Minor Ore Silver Silver 37g/mt
    Major Ore Gold Gold 2g/mt
  • Year 1990
    Description 2.22 G Au, 55.75 G Ag Mill Fed Grd 737136 Mt Ore
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Minor Ore Silver Silver 56g/mt
    Major Ore Gold Gold 2g/mt
  • Year 1994
    Description Silver Production 191277 T Oz
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Minor Silver Silver 5949380.53g
  • Year 1994
    Description Gold Production 60523 T Oz
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 1882475.98g
  • Year 1995
    Description Gold Production 85309 T Oz
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 2653406.86g
  • Year 1995
    Description Silver Production 233204 T Oz
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Minor Silver Silver 7253456.18g

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1990
    Demonstrated 945000mt ore
    Total resources 945000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 2.8 g/mt Gold Major 1990
    Silver Ag 41.3 g/mt Silver Minor 1990
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1991
    Demonstrated 418200mt ore
    Total resources 418200mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 3.07 g/mt Gold Major 1991
    Silver Ag 41.6 g/mt Silver Minor 1991
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1995
    Demonstrated 95000mt ore
    Total resources 95000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 8.23 g/mt Gold Major 1995
    Silver Ag 85.8 g/mt Silver Minor 1995

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Reserve-Resource

    CANADIAN MINES HANDBOOK, 1991-92, P. 397.

  • Reserve-Resource

    WESTMIN RESOURCES LTD., ANNUAL REPORT. 1991. P.11.

  • Reserve-Resource

    CANADIAN MINES HANDBOOK, 1996-97, PP. 439, 440, 483.

  • Deposit

    MRI 213, 1986, P298, 12/31/89

  • Deposit

    MINING ACTICITY DIGEST. 12/31/90. P. 4.

  • Deposit

    CANADIAN MINES 1990-01, P 360.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 15-JUL-97 Buckingham, David A. U.S. Bureau of Mines

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