Davis-Keays

Prospect in British Columbia, Canada with commodity Copper
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 10305817
MAS/MILS ID 1220100066
Record type Site
Current site name Davis-Keays

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -125.44611, 58.55408 (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 British Columbia

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -125.44611, 58.55408

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Davis-Keays Mining Co. Ltd.
    Interest 100
    Home office Canada
    Year 1989
  • Type Owner
    Owner Norsemont Mining Corp.
    Home office Canada
    Year 1989

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1971
    Indicated 1247000mt ore
    Demonstrated 1247000mt ore
    Total resources 1247000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 3.38 wt-pct Copper Major 1971
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1971
    Measured 1119000mt ore
    Demonstrated 1119000mt ore
    Total resources 1119000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 3.43 wt-pct Copper Major 1971
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1971
    Indicated 129000mt ore
    Demonstrated 129000mt ore
    Total resources 129000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 2.92 wt-pct Copper Major 1971

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Reserve-Resource

    MR 223, 1989, B.C.-274.

  • 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.47.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 04-SEP-96 Porter, Kenneth E. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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