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Willoughby

Prospect in British Columbia, 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. Mineral rights holdings
  9. Ownership information
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10279108
MAS/MILS ID 1220100143
Record type Site
Current site name Willoughby

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Town
Geographic coordinates: -129.66843, 55.94978 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Ketchikan D-1 OE E(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Ketchikan NE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Ketchikan E OE(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Geographic areas

Country State
Canada British Columbia

Comments on the location information

  • LOCATED 26 KM EAST OF STEWART, BRITISH COLUMBIA.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

Town (1) -129.66843, 55.94978
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Comments on exploration

  • THERE ARE TWO ZONES: THE NORTH ZONE AND THE WILBY ZONE (500 M SOUTH OF THE NORTH ZONE). TWO OF FIVE HOLES DRILLED IN WILBY ENCOUNTERED "SIGNIFICANT" GOLD VALUES, THE HOLE BEING STEPOUTS FROM KNOWN MINERALIZATION. HOLE 95-51 ENCOUNTERED 5.9 M GRADING 16.3 GM/MT AND HOLE 95-53 HAD 13 M AVERAGING 13.4 GM/MT. THE WILBY ZONE IS OPEN ALONG STRIKE, DOWN-DIP AND DOWN PLUNGE. UNDERGROUND EXPLORATION BEGAN IN 1995 IN THE NORTH ZONE. GOLD OCCUR WITHIN AND ADJACENT TO LENSES OF MASSIVE PYRITE AND PYRRHOTITE.

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Camnor Resources
    Interest 50
    Home office Canada
    Year 1995
  • Type Owner
    Owner Gold Giant Minerals
    Interest 50
    Home office Canada
    Year 1995

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Ownership

    MINING JOURNAL, SEP 22, 1995, P 212

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 24-MAY-1996 Clarke, Donald U.S. Bureau of Mines

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