Spruce Point

Producer in Manitoba, Canada with commodities Copper, Gold, Silver, Zinc
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. Ownership information
  9. Reserves and resources
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10303310
MAS/MILS ID 1220150042
Record type Site
Current site name Spruce Point

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -100.51727, 54.60004 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Canada Manitoba

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Gold Secondary
Silver Secondary
Zinc Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -100.51727, 54.60004

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

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

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1978
    Indicated 450000mt ore
    Demonstrated 450000mt ore
    Total resources 450000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 2.8 wt-pct Copper Major 1978
    Zinc Zn 4.5 wt-pct Zinc Major 1978
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1985
    Indicated 1165000mt ore
    Demonstrated 1165000mt ore
    Total resources 1165000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 2.24 wt-pct Copper Major 1985
    Zinc Zn 1.7 wt-pct Zinc Major 1985
    Silver Ag 16.8 g/mt Silver Minor 1985
    Gold Au 1.3 g/mt Gold Minor 1985

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Reserve-Resource

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

  • Reserve-Resource

    MINERAL DEPOSITS IN CANADA THAT ARE NOT BEING MINED;

  • Reserve-Resource

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

  • Reserve-Resource

    P.23.

  • Reserve-Resource

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

  • Reserve-Resource

    1979, P.132,133.

  • Reserve-Resource

    CANADIAN MINES HANDBOOK 1986-87, NORTHERN MINER PRESS,P.188.

  • Reserve-Resource

    MINE RESERVES AND CURRENTLY PROMISING DEPOSITS, JAN. 1985,

  • Reserve-Resource

    EMR CANADA, MR 209, P. 20.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-1987 Porter, Kenneth E. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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