Monument Bay

Prospect in Manitoba, Canada with commodity Gold
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 10255272
MAS/MILS ID 1220150058
Record type Site
Current site name Monument Bay

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Town
Geographic coordinates: -94.00029, 54.75006 (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
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

Town (1) -94.00029, 54.75006

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Noranda Inc.
    Interest 100
    Home office Canada
    Year 1992

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1991
    Total resources 3510000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 5.7 g/mt Gold Major 1991
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1991
    Total resources 2450000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 2.7 g/mt Gold Major 1991
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1991
    Total resources 470000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 15.8 g/mt Gold Major 1991
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1991
    Total resources 590000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 9.9 g/mt Gold Major 1991

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Reserve-Resource

    THE NORTHERN MINER, 4/8/91, P.20

  • Reserve-Resource

    THE NORTHERN MINER, 2/18/91,P.18

  • Deposit

    CANADIAN MINES HANDBOOK, 1991-92, P.63

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 09-FEB-1995 Porter, Kenneth E. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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