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Owl Creek

Past Producer in Ontario, Canada with commodity Gold
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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. Ownership information
  9. Production statistics
  10. Reserves and resources
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10255612
MAS/MILS ID 1220400037
Record type Site
Current site name Owl Creek

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -81.12477, 48.55 (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

Ore Body (1) -81.12477, 48.55
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface-Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Year of first production 1981
Milling method Flotation

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Falconbridge Gold Corp.
    Interest 100
    Home office Canada
    Year 1991

Production statistics

  • Year 1985
    Description 3.97 G Au 215455 Mt Ore
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Gold Gold 215455mt 4g/mt
  • Year 1986
    Description 5.81 G Au 122267 Mt Ore
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Gold Gold 122267mt 6g/mt
  • Year 1987
    Description 5.13 G Au 211018 Mt Ore
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Gold Gold 211018mt 5g/mt
  • Year 1989
    Description 4.69 G Au 158976 Mt Ore
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Gold Gold 158976mt 5g/mt
  • Year 1990
    Description 4.1 G Au 152222 Mt Ore
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Gold Gold 152222mt 4g/mt

Comments on the production information

  • DESCRIPTION SHOWS MILL FEED GRADES.

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1980
    Indicated 1360000mt ore
    Demonstrated 1360000mt ore
    Total resources 1360000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 5.2 g/mt Gold Major 1980
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1980
    Indicated 910000mt ore
    Demonstrated 910000mt ore
    Total resources 910000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 3.8 g/mt Gold Major 1980
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1990
    Demonstrated 146000mt ore
    Total resources 146000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 8.6 g/mt Gold Major 1990
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1990
    Demonstrated 73000mt ore
    Total resources 73000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 2.8 g/mt Gold Major 1990
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1990
    Demonstrated 219000mt ore
    Total resources 219000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 6.7 g/mt Gold Major 1990
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1990
    Demonstrated 219000mt ore
    Total resources 219000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 6.7 g/mt Gold Major 1990

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • REF:CAN MINES #MR189.
  • CMH, 91-92, P.152,153.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Reserve-Resource

    CANADIAN MINES HANDBOOK, 1989-90, P. 172.

  • Reserve-Resource

    CANADIAN MINES HANDBOOK, 1990-91, P. 173.

  • Reserve-Resource

    CANADIAN MINES HANDBOOK, 1991-92, P. 152, 153.

  • Deposit

    ENERGY, MINES AND RESOURCES DEPARTMENT, CANADA, CANADIAN

  • Deposit

    MINERAL DEPOSITS NOT BEING MINED IN 1980, MINERAL POLICY

  • Deposit

    SECTOR INTERNAL REPORT MRI 80/7, MAY 1980, P.290.

  • Deposit

    W.H. LAUGHLIN, CANADIAN RESERVES AS OF JANUARY 1, 1980,

  • Deposit

    MINERAL BULLETIN MR 189, P.25.

  • Deposit

    CANADIAN MINES HANDBOOK-1980-81, NORTHERN MINER PRESS, P268.

  • Deposit

    NORTHERN MINER, NOVEMBER 23, 1978, P.1,23.

  • Deposit

    NORTHERN MINER, JULY 26, 1979, P.25

  • Deposit

    NORTHERN MINER, NOVEMBER 15, 1979, P.1, 11.

  • Deposit

    NORTHERN MINER, MAY 1, 1980, P.8.

  • Deposit

    NORTHERN MINER, OCTOBER 23, 1980, P.1,2.

  • Deposit

    CANADIAN MINING JOURNAL, SEPTEMBER, 1980, P.12.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 05-JAN-1995 Porter, Kenneth E. U.S. Bureau of Mines

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