Dy

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. Materials information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Ownership information
  12. Reserves and resources
  13. Workings at the site
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10303039
MAS/MILS ID 1220600010
Record type Site
Current site name Dy

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -133.21892, 62.21655 (WGS84)
Elevation 1000
Location accuracy 5000(meters)

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

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Unknown
Pyrite Unknown
Pyrrhotite Unknown
Sphalerite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -133.21892, 62.21655

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Length 1500M
    Depth to top 540M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 MASS SULFIDE
    Date of Last Modification 830729

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1965

Mining district

District name Anvil District

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Cyprus Anvil Mining Corp.
    Interest 100
    Home office California
    Year 1981

Comments on the production information

  • SMALL QUANTITIES OF LEAD AND SILVER ARE CONTAINED IN THE ZINC CONCENTRATE. SOME ZINC IS CONTAINED IN THE LEAD CONCENTRATE

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1980
    Inferred 14700000mt ore
    Total resources 14700000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Lead Pb 5.6 wt-pct Lead Major 1980
    Zinc Zn 7.1 wt-pct Zinc Major 1980
    Silver Ag 84 g/mt Silver Major 1980

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • MINE RECOVERY IS 80%; DILUTION IS 10%.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method PROPOSED
    Mining Method ROOM AND PILLAR 10-34
    Percent Recovery 80
    Capacity 5000
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Unit Production Cost 22.5
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 260
    Operating Shifts per Day 2
    Year of Information 1981
  • Type of workings Underground
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 2
    Mining Method ROOM AND PILLAR 10-34
    Percent Recovery 80
    Capacity 5200
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Unit Production Cost 22.5
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 360
    Operating Shifts per Day 3
    Year of Information 1981

Comments on other economic factors

  • TRANSPORTATION COSTS PER METRIC TON OF MILL OUTPUT SENT TO THE SMELTER IS $56.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Reserve-Resource

    COBBAN, GILLIAN, CYPRUS ANVIL PLANS TWO NEW MINES; NORTHERN

  • Reserve-Resource

    MINER, JUNE 12, 1980, P.1,2.

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    P.87,88.

  • Deposit

    MINERAL INDUSTRY REPT, 1977, NORTH OF 60, YUKON TERRITORY,

  • Deposit

    CANADIAN DEPT OF INDIAN AND NORTHERN AFFAIRS.

  • Deposit

    WESTERN MINER, JAN. 1981, CYPRUS ANVIL CORP PUSHES GRUM/

  • Deposit

    VANGORA DEVELOPMENT, PP. 55-56.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit ORE BODIES RANGE FROM 7 TO 70 METERS THICK

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-FEB-1984 Gazdik U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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