Macmillan Project

Prospect in Canada with commodities Lead, Silver, Zinc
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. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10278894
MAS/MILS ID 1220600013
Record type Site
Current site name Macmillan Project
Alternate or previous names Sue Claims, Macmillan Joint Venture

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -135.00232, 62.79984 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Canada

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Silver Primary
Zinc Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -135.00232, 62.79984

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Conwest Exploration Co. Ltd.
    Interest 100
    Home office Canada
    Year 1979
  • Type Owner
    Owner Conwest Exploration Co.
    Interest 25
    Home office Canada
    Year 1979
  • Type Owner
    Owner Essex Minerals Co.
    Interest 49
    Home office Pennsylvania
    Year 1979
  • Type Owner
    Owner Chimo Gold Mines Ltd.
    Interest 8
    Home office Canada
    Year 1979
  • Type Owner
    Owner Consolidated Canadian Faraday Ltd.
    Interest 13
    Home office Canada
    Year 1979
  • Type Owner
    Owner International Mogul Mines Ltd.
    Interest 5
    Home office Canada
    Year 1979

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CANADIAN MINES HANDBOOK 1979-80, NORTHERN MINER PRESS LTD.,

  • Deposit

    1979, P.82.

  • Deposit

    MILLER, JOHN A., CONWEST GROUP, ESSEX HAVE ZINC-LEAD FIND IN

  • Deposit

    YUKON, NORTHERN MINER, JULY 19, 1979, P.A1,A2.

  • Deposit

    NORTHERN MINER, MACMILLAN JOINT VENTURE IN YUKON INTRIGUES

  • Deposit

    CONWEST, ESSEX MINERALS, SEPT. 20, 1979, P.A1,A8.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 21-OCT-1983 Porter, Kenneth E. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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