| Deposit ID | 10303158 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 1220600024 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Howard's Pass |
| Alternate or previous names | Anniv Basin N62 D 31' W129 D 32', Op Zone N62 D 33' W129 D 35', Xy Zone N62 Deg 28' W129 Deg 11', Howard's Pass Deposits |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -129.18538, 62.44992 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 1650 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Alaska(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country |
|---|
| Canada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Lead | Primary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Galena | Unknown |
| Sphalerite | Unknown |
| Ore Body (1) | -129.18538, 62.44992 |
|---|
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| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Prospect |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | Yes |
| Discovery year | 1972 |
| Mining method | Combined Methods |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Placer Development Ltd. |
| Interest | 51 |
| Home office | Canada |
| Year | 1979 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | U.S. Steel Corp. |
| Interest | 49 |
| Year | 1979 |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Placer Develolpment Ltd |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Canada |
| Year | 1979 |
| Type | In-situ | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Estimate year | 1976 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Inferred | 270000000mt ore | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 270000000mt ore | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Type of workings | Underground | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Overall depth | 300M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 1220600024 |
ANNIS, R.C., D.A. CRANSTONE AND M. VALLEE, A SURVEY OF KNOWN
MINERAL DEPOSITS IN CANADA THAT ARE NOT BEING MINED;
ENERGY,MINES AND RESOURCES CANADA, MINERALS, MR 181,1978,
P.A43
CRANSTONE, D.A. AND R.T. WHILLANS, CANADIAN RESERVES OF
COPPER, NICKEL, LEAD, ZINC, MOLYBDENUM, SILVER AND GOLD
AS OF JAN. 1, 1978, EMR CANADA, MINERALS, MR 185, 1979,
P.27.
CANADIAN MINES HANDBOOK 1979-80, NORTHERN MINER PRESS LTD.,
1979, P.212,231,232
AINSWOATH, B., KOWALCHUK, J.M., AND ROTHERHAM, D.C., A GEO-
CHEMICAL CASE HISTORY: THE HOWARD'S PASS PB/ZN DEPOSIT,
PLACER DEVELOPMENT LIMITED.
CANADIAN DEPT. OF INDIAN AND NORTHERN AFFAIRS, JAN. 1981,
HOWARD'S PASS
MINERAL POLICY SECTOR, DEPT. OF ENERGY, MINES AND RESOURCES,
1980, HOWARD'S PASS, OTTAWA, CANADA
MORGANTI, V.M., SEPT 1979, THE GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF
THE HOWARD'S PASS AREA, PHD THESIS, UNIV. OF BRITISH
COLUMBIA
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THE INFORMATION GIVEN IN THIS REPORT REFERS TO THE XY-ZONE. THE ANNIV BASIN IS 9KM NORTHWEST. IT CONTAINS 1.6 KMS OF MINERALIZATION BUT AT A LOWER GRADE; THE OP ZONE, 12 KM NORTHWEST, IS A LONG NARROW NW-STRIKING ZONE WITH 1.6 KMS OF FAVORABLE GEOLOGY. TRENCHING HAS EXPOSED ORE 30 METERS THICK WITH SOME 2-METER THICK SAMPLES ASSAYING 50% COMBINED ZN-PB. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 27-FEB-1984 | Gazdik | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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