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Kiena

Plant in Quebec, Canada with commodities Gold, Silver
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  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 10303456
MAS/MILS ID 1220500088
Record type Site
Current site name Kiena
Alternate or previous names Quebec Mining Division, Val-D' Or Operations
Related records 10084892

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -77.91466, 48.11999 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Canada Quebec

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Secondary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -77.91466, 48.11999
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Plant
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Discovery year 1919
Mining method Filled Stopes
Year of first production 1981
Plant type Leach
Plant subcategory Hydromet
Milling method Hydrometallurgy Unspecified

Mining district

District name Val-D' Or

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim
Type of mineral rights State Lease

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Kiena Gold Mines Ltd. (100% Owned By Placer Dome Can)
    Interest 100
    Home office Canada
    Year 1997
  • Type Owner
    Owner Placer Dome Canada Ltd. (Placer Dome Inc.)
    Interest 100
    Home office Canada
    Year 1997

Comments on the ownership information

  • OPERATION IS OWNED AND OPERATED BY KIENA GOLD MINES LIMITED WHICH IS 100% OWNED BY PLACER DOME CANADA LIMITED, A SUBSID- IARY OF PLACER DOME INC.

Production statistics

  • Year 1985
    Description 5.81 G Au, 1.03 G Ag 380909 Mt Ore
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Minor Ore Silver Silver 1g/mt
    Major Ore Gold Gold 6g/mt
  • Year 1986
    Description 5.16 G Au 454545 Mt Ore
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Gold Gold 454545mt 5g/mt
  • Year 1987
    Description 4.55 G Au 480000 Mt Ore
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Gold Gold 480000mt 5g/mt
  • Year 1988
    Description 3.97 G Au 454545 Mt Ore
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Gold Gold 454545mt 4g/mt
  • Year 1989
    Description 4.51 G Au 454545 Mt Ote
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Gold Gold 454545mt 5g/mt
  • Year 1990
    Description 4.48 G Au 454545 Mt Ore
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Gold Gold 454545mt 4g/mt

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1991
    Demonstrated 6623000mt ore
    Total resources 6623000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 4.77 g/mt Gold Major 1991
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1992
    Demonstrated 6260000mt ore
    Total resources 6260000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 4.83 g/mt Gold Major 1992
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1993
    Demonstrated 6676000mt ore
    Total resources 6676000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 4.92 g/mt Gold Major 1993
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1997
    Demonstrated 3358000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 4.5 g/mt Gold Major 1997
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1997
    Demonstrated 2489000mt ore
    Total resources 2489000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 4.1 g/mt Gold Major 1997
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1997
    Demonstrated 5847000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 4.33 g/mt Gold Major 1997
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1993
    Demonstrated 6676000mt ore
    Total resources 6676000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 4.92 g/mt Gold Major 1993

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • TOTAL DEMONSTRATED ORE RESERVES, 12/31/96, PROV+PROB+MEAS+INDI ORE: PRODUCTION AVG OF 1995, 1996.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Reserve-Resource

    CANADIAN MINES HANDBOOK, 1991-92, PAGE 317.

  • Reserve-Resource

    CANADIAN MINES HANDBOOK, 1992-93, PAGE 291.

  • Reserve-Resource

    PLACER DOME INC., 1992 ANNUAL REPORT, PAGE 12.

  • Reserve-Resource

    PLACER DOME INC., 1996 FORM 40-F REPORT, PP. 14, 15.

  • Deposit

    MR 223, 1989, QUET, 186.

  • Deposit

    CANADIAN MINES HANDBOOK, 1996-97, PP. 343, 476.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 28-JUL-97 Buckingham, David A. U.S. Bureau of Mines

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