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Wellgreen Mine

Past Producer in Canada with commodities Cobalt, Copper, Gold, Nickel, Palladium, Platinum
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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. Mineral rights holdings
  9. Ownership information
  10. Reserves and resources
  11. Workings at the site
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10142987
MAS/MILS ID 1220600015
Record type Site
Current site name Wellgreen Mine

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -139.52878, 61.46363 (WGS84)
Elevation 1220
Location accuracy 10(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Canada

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Cobalt Critical Tertiary
Copper Tertiary
Gold Tertiary
Nickel Critical Tertiary
Palladium Critical Tertiary
Platinum Critical Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -139.52878, 61.46363
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown
Type of mineral rights Unknown
Type of mineral rights Unknown

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner All-North Resources Ltd.
    Interest 100
    Home office Canada
    Year 1994

Comments on the ownership information

  • GALACTIC RESOURCES LTD. OWNS 59% OF ALL-NORTH RESOURCES LTD. NORTHERN PLATINUM LTD. AND J.P. SHERIDAN OF TORONTO HAVE OPTIONED TO PURCHASE 80% OF THE WELLGREEN PROPERTY IN 1994.

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1990
    Demonstrated 3100000mt ore
    Total resources 3100000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Nickel Ni 0.65 wt-pct Nickel Trace 1990
    Copper Cu 0.87 wt-pct Copper Trace 1990
    Platinum Pt 0.99 g/mt PGE Trace 1990
    Palladium Pd 0.82 g/mt PGE Trace 1990
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1973
    Indicated 497000mt ore
    Demonstrated 497000mt ore
    Total resources 497000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 1.4299 wt-pct Copper Trace 1973
    Nickel Ni 1.9799 wt-pct Nickel Trace 1973
    Cobalt Co 0.073 wt-pct Cobalt Trace 1973
    Gold Au 0.2 g/mt Gold Trace 1973
    Platinum Pt 1.3 g/mt PGE Trace 1973
    Palladium Pd 0.9 g/mt PGE Trace 1973
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1989
    Demonstrated 42300000mt ore
    Inferred 7600000mt ore
    Total resources 49900000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Nickel Ni 0.36 wt-pct Nickel Trace 1989
    Copper Cu 0.35 wt-pct Copper Trace 1989
    Platinum Pt 0.54 g/mt PGE Trace 1989
    Palladium Pd 0.33 g/mt PGE Trace 1989
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1989
    Total resources 50033000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Nickel Ni 0.35 wt-pct Nickel Trace 1989
    Copper Cu 0.35 wt-pct Copper Trace 1989
    Platinum Pt 0.62 g/mt PGE Trace 1989
    Palladium Pd 0.31 g/mt PGE Trace 1989

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall depth 545M
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 2
    Number of Shafts 2
    Avg. Length of Adits (m) 1485
    Number of Adits 1
    Capacity 545
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Year of Information 1977

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Reserve-Resource

    MINING JOURNAL, 2/3/89, P.84.

  • Reserve-Resource

    MINING JOURNAL, 6/9/89, P.445,446.

  • Reserve-Resource

    MINING MAGAZINE, 7/89, P.14.

  • Reserve-Resource

    MINING RECORD, 5/17/89, P.1,2.

  • Reserve-Resource

    CANADIAN MINES HANDBOOK, 1991-92, P.35,36.

  • Reserve-Resource

    MINING RECORD, 8/17/94, P.11.

  • Reserve-Resource

    CANADIAN MINES HANDBOOK, 1992-93, P.33.

  • Deposit

    REF-CANADIAN MINES HANDBOOK 1972-1973, P156; 1971 RES. & GRA

  • Deposit

    REF-CANADIAN MINING JOURNAL, FEB.74 P51 AND P75

  • Deposit

    REF-WESTERN MINER, AUGUST 1972

  • Deposit

    REF-WESTERN MINER, APR.1974,P38

  • Deposit

    REF-CANADIAN MINERALS YEARBOOK, 1973, P.327; 1972 & 1973 PRO

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 75-CLOSED JULY 73 DUE TO UNEXP GEOLOGICAL COMPLICATIONS

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 21-APR-1995 Porter, Kenneth E. U.S. Bureau of Mines

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