Tom Claims

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. Mineral rights holdings
  12. Land status
  13. Ownership information
  14. Reserves and resources
  15. Workings at the site
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. General comments
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10303143
MAS/MILS ID 1220600014
Record type Site
Current site name Tom Claims

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -130.15217, 63.16663 (WGS84)
Elevation 1670
Location accuracy 1000(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 Secondary
Zinc Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Unknown
Pyrite Unknown
Sphalerite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -130.15217, 63.16663

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N18W
    Dip 70S
    Thickness 22M
    Length 1500M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 STRATIFORM
    Shape of Orebody #1 IRREGULAR
    Type of Orebody #2 DISSEMINATED
    Shape of Orebody #2 TABULAR
    Type of Orebody #3 SEDIMENTARY
    Shape of Orebody #3 LENTICULAR
    Primary mode of Origin SEDIMENTATION
    Secondary mode of Origin OTHER
    Primary Ore Control LITHOLOGY
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. UNKNOWN
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 UNKNOWN
    Strike And Dip N18W:70S
    Date of Last Modification 830718

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Discovery year 1951
Mining method Filled Stopes - Horiz Cut and Fill W/Tailings

Mining district

District name Selwyn Mountains

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Land status

Ownership category Unknown

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Hudson Bay Mining And Smelting Co. Ltd
    Interest 100
    Home office Canada
    Year 1977
  • Type Operator
    Owner Hudson Bay Exploration And Development Co. Ltd
    Interest 100
    Home office Canada
    Year 1979

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1978
    Indicated 7840000mt ore
    Demonstrated 7840000mt ore
    Total resources 7840000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Lead Pb 8.1899 wt-pct Lead Major 1978
    Zinc Zn 8.4 wt-pct Zinc Major 1978
    Silver Ag 94.3 g/mt Silver Minor 1978

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • ADDED TO ORIG. CONTRACT DUE TO PRESENCE OF SIGNIFICANT RESOURCES

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall depth 200M
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ESTIMATE
    Mining Method HORIZ CUT & FILL W/TAILINGS 10-60
    Percent Recovery 90
    Hardness of Rock UNKNOWN
    Rock Characteristics UNKNOWN
    Rock Support Chars. UNKNOWN
    Mine Support Chars. UNKNOWN
    Number of Shafts 1
    Number of Adits 1
    1st Condition of Workings UNKNOWN
    Capacity 2000
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Unit Production Cost 38.8
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 350
    Year of Information 1981

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Reserve-Resource

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

  • Reserve-Resource

    1979, P.132,133.

  • Reserve-Resource

    CRANSTONE, D.A. AND R.T. WHILLANS, CANADIAN RESERVES OF

  • Reserve-Resource

    COPPER, NICKEL, LEAD, ZINC, MOLYBDENUM, SILVER AND GOLD

  • Reserve-Resource

    AS OF JAN. 1, 1978, EMR CANADA, MINERALS, MR 185, 1979,

  • Reserve-Resource

    P.26.

  • Deposit

    ANNIS, R.C., D.A. CRANSTONE AND M. VALLEE, A SURVEY OF KNOWN

  • Deposit

    MINERAL DEPOSITS IN CANADA THAT ARE NOT BEING MINED;

  • Deposit

    ENERGY,MINES AND RESOURCES CANADA, MINERALS, MR 181,1978,

  • Deposit

    P.54

  • Deposit

    CARNE, R.C., GEOLOGICAL SETTING AND STRATIFORM LEAD-ZINC-

  • Deposit

    BARITE, MINERALIZATION-TOM CLAIMS, MACMILLAN PAST YUKON

  • Deposit

    TERRITORY, DEPT. OF INDIAN AND NOR. AFFAIRS, OTTAWA, 1979.

  • Deposit

    DEPT. OF INDIAN AFFAIRS, MIN. IND. RPT, 1975, NORTH

  • Deposit

    OF 60, NO.W. TERR., OTTAWA, 1978.

  • Deposit

    DEPT. OF INDIAN AND NO. AFFAIRS, MIN. IND. RPT, 1975, NORTH

  • Deposit

    OF 60, N.W. TERR., OTTAWA, 1978.

  • Deposit

    DEPT. OF INDIAN AND NU. AFFAIRS, TOM, OTTAWA, 1979.

  • Deposit

    HUDSON BAY MINING AND SMELTING, ANN. RPTS. 1978-1979.

  • Deposit

    MIN. RESOURCES BRANCH, DEPT. OF ENERGY, MINES AND RESOURCES,

  • Deposit

    TOM GROUP, OTTAWA, 1972.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 77-RCD-030-LOCATION IS CANAL RD., 7 MILES SW OF MACMILLAN PA 77-RCD-611-RESERVES AND GRADE IS IN THE PROVEN CATEGORY. DEVELOPMENT IS POSTPONED UNTIL ECONOMIC CONDITIONS IMPROV

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-FEB-1984 Eastern Field Operations Center (EFOC) U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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