| Deposit ID | 10157549 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 1220150043 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | New Britannia Nor-Acme |
| Alternate or previous names | Brittania, Snow Lake, Nor-Acme, New Britannia Mine |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -100.02386, 54.88674 (WGS84) |
| Location accuracy | 1000(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Alaska(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Canada | Manitoba |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Ore Body (1) | -100.02386, 54.88674 |
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| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | Yes |
| Year of first production | 1995 |
| Milling method | Hydrometallurgy Unspecified |
| District name | Snow Lake |
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| Type of mineral rights | Located Claim |
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| Type of mineral rights | Patented |
| Type | Owner |
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| Owner | High River Gold Mines Ltd |
| Interest | 50 |
| Home office | Canada |
| Year | 1996 |
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Tvx Gold Inc |
| Interest | 50 |
| Home office | Canada |
| Year | 1996 |
| Type | In-situ | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Estimate year | 1974 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Indicated | 425000mt ore | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Demonstrated | 425000mt ore | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 425000mt ore | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1974 | ||||||||||||||
| Inferred | 2290000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 2290000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
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| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1974 | ||||||||||||||
| Measured | 227000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Demonstrated | 227000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 227000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
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| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1989 | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 3817000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
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| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1990 | ||||||||||||||
| Demonstrated | 1270000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 1270000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
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| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1996 | ||||||||||||||
| Demonstrated | 3921000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
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| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1996 | ||||||||||||||
| Inferred | 763000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 1220150043 |
MR 223, 1989, MAN-73.
CANADIAN MINES HANDBOOK, 1990-91, P. 224.
CANADIAN MINES HANDBOOK, 1991-92, P. 198.
CANADIAN MINES HANDBOOK, 1996-97, PP. 212, 423, 480.
ENERGY, MINES AND RESOURCES CANADA, CANADIAN MINERAL
DEPOSITS NOT BEING MINED IN 1980, MINERAL POLICY SECTOR
INTERNAL REPORT, MRI 80/7, MAY, 1980, P.167.
NORTHERN MINER, NOR-ACME SIGNS OPTION AGREEMENT WITH HUDSON
BAY ON GOLD PROPERTY, DEC. 11, 1980, P. A3.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | MINE OPERATED FROM 1948 TO 1958 AS THE NOR-ACME MINE: NEW OPERATION IS KNOWN AS THE NEW BRITANNIA MINE AS OF 1995 |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 27-JUN-97 | Buckingham, David A. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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