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Kirkland Lake Tailings

Unknown 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. Mining district
  9. Ownership information
  10. Production statistics
  11. Reserves and resources
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10279161
MAS/MILS ID 1220400077
Record type Site
Current site name Kirkland Lake Tailings
Alternate or previous names Toburn, North Basin

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -80.04973, 48.14969 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

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) -80.04973, 48.14969
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Mining method Dredging
Year of first production 1988
Milling method Hydrometallurgy Unspecified

Mining district

District name Kirkland Lake

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Eastmaque Gold Mines Ltd.
    Interest 100
    Home office Canada
    Year 1990

Comments on the ownership information

  • EASTMAQUE GOLD MINES LIMITED AMALG. WITH EQUINOX RESOURCES LTD IN DECEMBER OF 1992: EQUINOX RESOURCES LTD MERGED WITH HECLA MINING COMPANY IN MARCH OF 1994.

Production statistics

  • Year 1989
    Description 1.50 G Au 712727 Mt Ore
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Gold Gold 712727mt 2g/mt
  • Year 1990
    Description 2.02 G Au 775198 Mt Ore
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Gold Gold 775198mt 2g/mt

Comments on the production information

  • DESCRIPTION SHOWS MILL FEED GRADES.
  • PRODUCTION STARTED 6/88, PROCESSED THRU THE EASTMAQUE MILL. CMH 1990-91, P.161; MR 213, 1986, P.153; (12/31/89 CMH, 91-92, P.142.

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1990
    Demonstrated 1935000mt ore
    Total resources 1935000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 1.2 g/mt Gold Major 1990

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Reserve-Resource

    CANADIAN MINES HANDBOOK, 1990-91, P. 161.

  • Reserve-Resource

    MR 213, 1986, P. 153 (ONT-228).

  • Reserve-Resource

    THE NORTHERN MINER, 8/19/91, P. 20.

  • Reserve-Resource

    CANADIAN MINES HANDBOOK, 1991-92, P. 142.

  • Deposit

    CANADIAN MINES HANDBOOK, 1996-97, P147.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 21-AUG-97 Buckingham, David A. U.S. Bureau of Mines

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