Bell Creek

Plant in Ontario, 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. Mining district
  9. Ownership information
  10. Production statistics
  11. Reserves and resources
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10255481
MAS/MILS ID 1220400055
Record type Site
Current site name Bell Creek

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -81.16667, 48.5589 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Canada Ontario

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -81.16667, 48.5589

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Plant
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Mining method Open Stope
Year of first production 1987
Plant type Leach
Plant subcategory Crush
Milling method Hydrometallurgy Unspecified

Mining district

District name Timmins

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Kinross Gold Corp.
    Interest 100
    Home office Canada
    Year 1997
    First year 1993
  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Falconbridge Gold Corp.
    Interest 100
    Home office Canada
    Year 1997
    First year 1991
    Last year 1993
  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Canamax Resources Inc.
    Interest 100
    Home office Canada
    Year 1997
    Last year 1991

Production statistics

  • Year 1987
    Description 51818 Mt Ore
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Gold Gold 51818mt
  • Year 1988
    Description 6.84g Au 123021 Mt Ore
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Gold Gold 123021mt 7g/mt
  • Year 1989
    Description 6.84g Au 132273 Mt Ore
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Gold Gold 132273mt 7g/mt
  • Year 1990
    Description 6.09g Au 122727 Mt Ore
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Gold Gold 122727mt 6g/mt

Comments on the production information

  • DESCRIPTION IS THE MILL FEED GRADE.

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1990
    Demonstrated 325679mt ore
    Total resources 325679mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 6.99 g/mt Gold Major 1990
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1990
    Inferred 186338mt ore
    Total resources 186338mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 6.87 g/mt Gold Major 1990
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1997
    Inferred 61000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 8.3 g/mt Gold Major 1997
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1990
    Demonstrated 325679mt ore
    Inferred 186338mt ore
    Total resources 512017mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 6.946 g/mt Gold Major 1990

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Reserve-Resource

    MR213, 1986, P. 161 (ONT-248).

  • Reserve-Resource

    CANAMAX RESOURCES INC., 1989 ANNUAL REPORT, P. 6.

  • Reserve-Resource

    CANADIAN MINES HANDBOOK, 1989-90, P. 93.

  • Reserve-Resource

    CANADIAN MINES HANDBOOK, 1990-91, P. 100.

  • Reserve-Resource

    CANADIAN MINES HANDBOOK, 1991-92, P. 89.

  • Reserve-Resource

    CANADIAN MINES HANDBOOK, 1996-97, P249.

  • Deposit

    CANADIAN MINES HANDBOOK, 1996-97, PP. 249, 500.

  • Deposit

    THE MINING JOURNAL, V328, #8417, 02/21/97, P10.

  • Deposit

    KINROSS GOLD CORP. 1994 40-F REPORT, PP. 14, 16-18.

  • Deposit

    KINROSS GOLD CORP. 1994 ANNUAL REPORT, P34.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit PRODUCTION STARTED 1987; PUT ON MAINTANCE & STAND-BY IN 1994-95.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 11-JUL-97 Buckingham, David A. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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