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Blackdome Mountain

Plant in British Columbia, Canada with commodities Gold, Silver
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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 10279280
MAS/MILS ID 1220100084
Record type Site
Current site name Blackdome Mountain
Alternate or previous names #1, Giant, Black Dome Mountain, Watson, Red Bird, Clinton, #2

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -122.48603, 51.32762 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Canada British Columbia

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Secondary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -122.48603, 51.32762
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Plant
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1979
Mining method Filled Stopes
Year of first production 1990
Plant type Beneficiation (Mill)
Plant subcategory Flotation
Milling method Flotation

Mining district

District name Clinton District

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Minven Gold Corp.
    Interest 100
    Home office Canada
    Year 1990

Comments on the ownership information

  • BLACKDOME MINING CORP. MERGED INTO MINVEN GOLD CORP 8/89.

Production statistics

  • Year 1986
    Description 29.41g Au, 108.4g Ag 34788 Mt Ore
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Minor Silver Silver 108g/mt
    Major Gold Gold 29g/mt
  • Year 1987
    Description 21.2g Au, 74.56g Au 74155 Mt Ore
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Minor Silver Silver 75g/mt
    Major Gold Gold 21g/mt
  • Year 1988
    Description 21.55g Au, 101.2g Ag 79563 Mt Ore
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Minor Silver Silver 101g/mt
    Major Gold Gold 22g/mt
  • Year 1989
    Description 23.6g Au 73933 Mt Ore
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 24g/mt
  • Year 1990
    Description 18.81g Au, 127.6g Au 73065 Mt Ore
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 19g/mt
    Minor Silver Silver 128g/mt

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1980
    Indicated 284000mt ore
    Demonstrated 284000mt ore
    Total resources 284000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 12 g/mt Gold Major 1980
    Silver Ag 110.0999 g/mt Silver Minor 1980
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1980
    Indicated 132000mt ore
    Demonstrated 132000mt ore
    Total resources 132000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 17.5 g/mt Gold Major 1980
    Silver Ag 114.5999 g/mt Silver Minor 1980
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1990
    Indicated 62663mt ore
    Demonstrated 62663mt ore
    Total resources 62663mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 16.799 g/mt Gold Major 1990
    Silver Ag 74.057 g/mt Silver Minor 1990
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1990
    Indicated 77752mt ore
    Demonstrated 77752mt ore
    Total resources 77752mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 18.7 g/mt Gold Major 1990
    Silver Ag 91.1 g/mt Silver Minor 1990
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1991
    Demonstrated 11000mt ore
    Total resources 11000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 16.62 g/mt Gold Major 1991
    Silver Ag 74.1 g/mt Silver Minor 1991

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • PRODUCTION START 5/86. TEMP SHUTDOWN. EXPL. IS ONGOING. CMH 1990-91, P. 287; MR 198, 1983, P. 234; (12/31/89)

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Reserve-Resource

    THE NORTHERN MINER, NEW RESERVES FOR BLACKDOME, JUNE 18,

  • Reserve-Resource

    1990, PAGE 136.

  • Reserve-Resource

    THE NORTHERN MINER PRESS, CANADIAN MINES HANDBOOK, 1990-91,

  • Reserve-Resource

    PAGE 287.

  • Deposit

    DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY, MINES AND RESOURCES, CANADA, CANADIAN

  • Deposit

    MINERAL DEPOSITS NOT BEING MINED IN 1980, MINERAL POLICY

  • Deposit

    SECTOR INTERNAL REPORT, MRI 80/7, MAY, 1980, P.212.

  • Deposit

    THE NORTHERN MINER, APRIL 2, 1981, P.11.

Comments on the references

  • METALS ECONOMICS GROUP. ACTIVE CANADIAN GOLD MINES. 8/91.

Reporter information

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

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