Hoyle Pond

Plant in Ontario, Canada with commodities Gold, Silver
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. Mining district
  9. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Ownership information
  11. Production statistics
  12. Reserves and resources
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10302930
MAS/MILS ID 1220400082
Record type Site
Current site name Hoyle Pond

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -81.19978, 48.3 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 5000(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
Silver Primary

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -81.19978, 48.3

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Plant
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Mining method Filled Stopes
Year of first production 1985
Plant type Beneficiation (Mill)
Plant subcategory Flotation
Milling method Flotation

Mining district

District name Timmons

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim
Type of mineral rights Patented

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Kinross Gold Corp.
    Interest 100
    Home office Canada
    Year 1997
    First year 1993
  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Falconbridge Gold Corp.
    Interest 100
    Home office Canada
    Year 1991
    Last year 1993

Comments on the ownership information

  • KINROSS ACQUIRED FGC (FALCONBRIDGE GOLD CORPORATION) IN SEPT. 1993.

Production statistics

  • Year 1986
    Description 15.0 G Au 102727 Mt Ore
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Gold Gold 102727mt 15g/mt
  • Year 1987
    Description 15.0 G Au 89602 Mt Ore
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Gold Gold 89602mt 15g/mt
  • Year 1988
    Description 17.3 G Au 97426 Mt Ore
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Gold Gold 97426mt 17g/mt
  • Year 1989
    Description 17.9 G Au 110225 Mt Ore
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Gold Gold 110225mt 18g/mt
  • Year 1990
    Description 18.6 G Au 115195 Mt Ore
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Gold Gold 115195mt 19g/mt
  • Year 1993
    Description Gold Produced 14648 T Oz/Yr
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 455603.78g
  • Year 1994
    Description Mt Ore Mined 94777 Mt Ore
  • Year 1994
    Description Gold Produced 55170 T Oz/Yr
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 1715979.04g
  • Year 1995
    Description Gold Produced 91611 T Oz/Yr
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 2849420.99g
  • Year 1996
    Description Ore Milled @ 14.9 G/Mt Au 377746 Mt Ore/Yr
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Gold Gold 377746mt 15g/mt
  • Year 1996
    Description Gold Produced 161669 T Oz/Yr
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 5028468.66g
  • Year 1996
    Description Ore Mined 379756 Mt Ore/Yr

Comments on the production information

  • DESCRIPTION SHOWS MILL FEED GRADES.

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1990
    Demonstrated 291364mt ore
    Total resources 291364mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 16.9 g/mt Gold Major 1990
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1992
    Demonstrated 254009mt ore
    Total resources 254009mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 15.4 g/mt Gold Major 1992
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1994
    Demonstrated 260000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 15.1 g/mt Gold Major 1994
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1994
    Demonstrated 306000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 13.92 g/mt Gold Major 1994
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1996
    Measured 1258000mt ore
    Indicated 345000mt ore
    Demonstrated 1603000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 12.65 g/mt Gold Major 1996
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1997
    Measured 807000mt ore
    Indicated 734000mt ore
    Demonstrated 1541000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 11 g/mt Gold Major 1997
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1997
    Demonstrated 4603000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 11.07 g/mt Gold Major 1997
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1992
    Demonstrated 254009mt ore
    Total resources 254009mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 15.4 g/mt Gold Major 1992

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • RESERVES; PROV+PROB ORE, BREAK DOWN; 12/31/96: PROVEN ORE 792000 MT @ 12.36 G/MT AU PROBAB ORE 734000 MT @ 9.52 G/MT AU POSSIB ORE 3062000 MT @ 11.11 G/MT AU TOTAL DEMON ORE 4603000 MT @ 11.07 G/MT AU PRODUCTION BASED ON 1996 DATA TONNES MILLED (@ 14.9 G/MT AU) 161,669 OZ AU, 1996.
  • RESOURCES RECORD "R" 6; PROV+PROB ORE; 12/31/96; BREAK DOWN: PROVEN ORE 792000 MT @ 12.36 G/MT AU PROBAB ORE 734000 MT @ 9.52 G/MT AU RESOURCES RECORD "R" 7; (PROV+PROB)+POSS ORE; 12/31/96; (PROV+ PROB) ORE 1541000 MT @ 11.00 G/MT AU POSSIB ORE 3062000 MT @ 11.11 G/MT AU TOTAL DEMON ORE 4603000 MT @ 11.07 G/MT AU

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Ownership

    KINROSS 1994 FORM 40-F REPORT, P14.

  • Reserve-Resource

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

  • Reserve-Resource

    CANADIAN MINES HANDBOOK, 1992-93, PAGE 143.

  • Reserve-Resource

    KINROSS 1994 FORM 40-F REPORT, P15.

  • Reserve-Resource

    THE CANADIAN MINES HANDBOOK, 1996-97, P249.

  • Reserve-Resource

    KINROSS GOLD CORPORATION 1996 ANNUAL REPORT, P14.

  • Deposit

    MR #198, 1983, P139, (ONT-235), 12/31/89.

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    MINING MAGAZINE, 6/92, P.333.

  • Deposit

    THE MINING RECORD, 8/23/95, P1, VOL106, #34, "MILL EXPANSION

  • Deposit

    SCHEDULED FOR HOYLE POND MINE".

  • Deposit

    THE CANADIAN MINES HANDBOOK, 1996-97, PP. 249, 474.

  • Deposit

    THE MINING JOURNAL, V328, #8417, 02/21/97, P10.

  • Deposit

    KINROSS GOLD CORPORATION 1996 ANNUAL REPORT, PP. 10-15.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 23-JUL-97 Buckingham, David A. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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