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Hackett River

Prospect in Northwest Territories, Canada with commodities Copper, Gold, Lead, Silver, Zinc
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  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 10303598
MAS/MILS ID 1220300005
Record type Site
Current site name Hackett River
Alternate or previous names A Zone, Cleaver Zone, Boat Zone, Jo, So., May, Wat. & Finger Lake

Comments on the site names

  • COMINCO LTD. OW/42%. OTHER NAMES: "A"ZONE, CLEAVER ZONE, BOAT ZONE, JO JO, MAY WAIT & FINGER LAKES.

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -108.36797, 65.91697 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Canada Northwest Territories

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Gold Secondary
Lead Primary
Silver Secondary
Zinc Critical Primary

Materials information

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

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -108.36797, 65.91697
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 MASS SULFIDE
    Shape of Orebody #1 LENTICULAR
    Primary mode of Origin CONT METASOMATIC
    Primary Ore Control UNKNOWN
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. MODERATE
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 SERICITIC
    Date of Last Modification 830712

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Discovery year 1956
Mining method Filled Stopes - Horiz Cut and Fill W/Tailings
Milling method Flotation

Mining district

District name Hackett River Area

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Land status

Ownership category Unknown

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Bathurst Norsemines Ltd.
    Interest 56
    Home office Canada
    Year 1981
  • Type Owner
    Owner Cominco Ltd.
    Interest 44
    Home office Canada
    Year 1981

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1978
    Indicated 19000000mt ore
    Demonstrated 19000000mt ore
    Total resources 19000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Zinc Zn 0.41 wt-pct Zinc Major 1978
    Silver Ag 150 g/mt Silver Minor 1978
    Gold Au 0.45 g/mt Gold Minor 1978
    Lead Pb 0.75 wt-pct Lead Major 1978
    Copper Cu 4.98 wt-pct Copper Major 1978
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1978
    Indicated 3600000mt ore
    Demonstrated 3600000mt ore
    Total resources 3600000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 0.48 g/mt Gold Minor 1978
    Zinc Zn 7.07 wt-pct Zinc Major 1978
    Silver Ag 183.2 g/mt Silver Minor 1978
    Lead Pb 1.0399 wt-pct Lead Major 1978
    Copper Cu 0.46 wt-pct Copper Major 1978
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1973
    Indicated 3600000mt ore
    Demonstrated 3600000mt ore
    Total resources 3600000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 0.24 g/mt Gold Minor 1973
    Zinc Zn 1.08 wt-pct Zinc Major 1973
    Lead Pb 0.84 wt-pct Lead Major 1973
    Copper Cu 0.45 wt-pct Copper Major 1973
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1974
    Indicated 4500000mt ore
    Demonstrated 4500000mt ore
    Total resources 4500000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 0.48 g/mt Gold Minor 1974
    Zinc Zn 4.97 wt-pct Zinc Major 1974
    Silver Ag 201 g/mt Silver Minor 1974
    Lead Pb 0.99 wt-pct Lead Major 1974
    Copper Cu 0.29 wt-pct Copper Major 1974
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1978
    Indicated 4500000mt ore
    Demonstrated 4500000mt ore
    Total resources 4500000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 1.7 g/mt Gold Minor 1978
    Zinc Zn 8.5 wt-pct Zinc Major 1978
    Silver Ag 240 g/mt Silver Minor 1978
    Lead Pb 1.3999 wt-pct Lead Major 1978
    Copper Cu 0.25 wt-pct Copper Major 1978

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • 19,049,100 MT RESERVES 1-87

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method PROPOSED
    Mining Method HORIZ CUT & FILL W/TAILINGS 10-60
    Percent Waste Rock 1
    Percent Recovery 90
    Hardness of Rock UNKNOWN
    Rock Characteristics UNKNOWN
    Rock Support Chars. UNKNOWN
    Mine Support Chars. UNKNOWN
    1st Condition of Workings UNKNOWN
    Capacity 5000
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Unit Production Cost 53.63
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 300
    Year of Information 1981

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Reserve-Resource

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

  • Reserve-Resource

    1979, P.36.

  • 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.27

  • 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.52.

  • Deposit

    WESTERN MINER, PROGRESS AT BATHURST NORSEMINES, APR., 1974,

  • Deposit

    P.95-98

  • Deposit

    MACNEILL, R.J., TWENTY YEARS OF PERSISTANCE AT BATHURST

  • Deposit

    NORSEMINES IS PAYING OFF; CANADIAN MINING JOURNAL,

  • Deposit

    SEPT., 1976, P.28-33.

  • Deposit

    MACNEILL, R.J., FAR NORTH PROPERTY PROMISSING, WESTERN MINER

  • Deposit

    OCT., 1973, P.88-92,94,96,102.

  • Deposit

    BATHURST AGREEMENT WITH COMINGCO AY LEAD TO EXPANDED PROGRAM

  • Deposit

    1981, THE NORTHERN MINER, VOL. 66, NO. 48 PP. 1-2.

  • Deposit

    BATHURST NORSEMINES AND COMINCO REVISE HACKETT RIVER

  • Deposit

    AGREEMENT, FEB. 21, 1980, THE NORTHERN MINER, P. 4.

  • Deposit

    BATHURST NORSEMINES-COMINCO DEAL MAY BE SUBJECT OF APRIL

  • Deposit

    TERMINATION, JAN. 3, 1980, THE NORTHERN MINER P. 3.

  • Deposit

    BRYAN, M.P.D. AND SCARFE, C.M., 1975, PRELIMINARY REPORT

  • Deposit

    OF THE PETROLOGY OF PART OF THE HACKETT RIVER GREENSTONE

  • Deposit

    BELT, DISTRICT OF MACKENZIE N.W.T. MINERAL INDUSTRY

  • Deposit

    REPORT, NORTH OF 60, P. 125-128.

  • Deposit

    DEPT. OF INDIAN AND NORTHERN AFFAIRS, 1975, MINERAL INDUSTRY

  • Deposit

    REPORT, NORTH OF 60, NO.W.T., PP.62-65.

  • Deposit

    MACNEILL, R.J., OCT. 1, 1973, FAR NORTH PROPERTY PROMISING,

  • Deposit

    WESTERN MINER, PP. 88-102.

  • Deposit

    MINERAL DEVELOPMENT SECTOR, DEPT. OF ENERGY MINES AND

  • Deposit

    RESOURCES, 1976, BB (BATHURST NORSEMINES) OTTAWA,

  • Deposit

    CANADA.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THE LARGEST DEPOSITS FOUND ON THE PROPERTY TO DATE ARE THE "A" AND JO. THE "A" ZONE ARCHES AROUND THE NORTHERN SIDE OF CAMP LAKE ALONG A STRIKE LENGTH OF MORE THAN 914 M. THIS STRUCTURE, 0-15 M THK. APPEARS TO PLUNGE TO THE SOUTH AND WEST.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-FEB-84 Eastern Field Operations Center (EFOC) U.S. Bureau of Mines

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