| Deposit ID | 10255481 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 1220400055 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Bell Creek |
| Geographic coordinates: | -81.16667, 48.5589 (WGS84) |
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Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Alaska(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Canada | Ontario |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| (1) | -81.16667, 48.5589 |
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| 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 |
| District name | Timmins |
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| 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 |
| Year | 1987 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 51818 Mt Ore | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1988 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 6.84g Au 123021 Mt Ore | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1989 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 6.84g Au 132273 Mt Ore | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1990 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 6.09g Au 122727 Mt Ore | ||||||||||||||
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| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1990 | ||||||||||||||
| Demonstrated | 325679mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 325679mt ore | ||||||||||||||
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| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1990 | ||||||||||||||
| Inferred | 186338mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 186338mt ore | ||||||||||||||
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| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1997 | ||||||||||||||
| Inferred | 61000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
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| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1990 | ||||||||||||||
| Demonstrated | 325679mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Inferred | 186338mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 512017mt ore | ||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 1220400055 |
MR213, 1986, P. 161 (ONT-248).
CANAMAX RESOURCES INC., 1989 ANNUAL REPORT, P. 6.
CANADIAN MINES HANDBOOK, 1989-90, P. 93.
CANADIAN MINES HANDBOOK, 1990-91, P. 100.
CANADIAN MINES HANDBOOK, 1991-92, P. 89.
CANADIAN MINES HANDBOOK, 1996-97, P249.
CANADIAN MINES HANDBOOK, 1996-97, PP. 249, 500.
THE MINING JOURNAL, V328, #8417, 02/21/97, P10.
KINROSS GOLD CORP. 1994 40-F REPORT, PP. 14, 16-18.
KINROSS GOLD CORP. 1994 ANNUAL REPORT, P34.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | PRODUCTION STARTED 1987; PUT ON MAINTANCE & STAND-BY IN 1994-95. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 11-JUL-97 | Buckingham, David A. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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