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New World Project

Plant in Park county in Montana, United States with commodities Copper, Gold, Silver
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Mineral occurrence model information
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mineral rights holdings
  13. Land status
  14. Ownership information
  15. Reserves and resources
  16. Workings at the site
  17. Links to other databases
  18. Bibliographic references
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10173209
MRDS ID D001564
MAS/MILS ID 0300670249
Record type Site
Current site name New World Project
Alternate or previous names Alice E. - 0300670012, Mclaren Gold Co. - 0300670013, Tredennick - 0300670015, Black Warrior - 0300670046, Dmh Group - 0300670058, Commonwealth - 0300670064, Homestake - 0300670069, U.S. Treasury - 0300670078, Adit Mine - 0300670128, Skyline Claim - 0300670152, Contact, Daisy Little Daisy - 0300670251, Star, Como Deposit - 0300670315, Fisher Mountain Deposit -0300670316, Homestake Breccia Deposit, Miller Creek Deposit - 0300670334, Chipmunk Mine - 0300670073, Glengarry - 0300670010, Morning Star - 0300670041, Carlton - 0300670072, Lula Mine - 0300670140, U.S. Mint, Mclaren Deposit
Related records 10107706

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -109.94519, 45.02852 (WGS84)
Elevation 2990
Location accuracy 10(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Park(county)

Montana(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Cooke City(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Red Lodge(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Billings(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Yellowstone Headwaters(hydrologic unit)

Upper Yellowstone(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Yellowstone(hydrologic subregion)

Missouri(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Custer Gallatin National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Montana Park

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Montana Principal 009 S 014 E 02 Montana

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Secondary
Gold Primary
Silver Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Unknown
Gold Unknown

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 64
USGS model code 18f
Deposit model name Skarn Au
Mark3 model number 82

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -109.94519, 45.02852
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 1
    MAS Column # 1
    Type of Orebody #1 OTHER
    Shape of Orebody #1 IRREGULAR
    Type of Orebody #2 FISSURE VEIN
    Shape of Orebody #2 PIPELIKE
    Type of Orebody #3 BRECCIA FILL
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Primary Ore Control BEDDING
    Secondary Ore Control CONTACT ZONE
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. INTENSE
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 UNKNOWN
    Date of Last Modification 910107

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Plant
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Discovery year 1990
Mining method Filled Stopes - Other Filled Stope Methods
Plant type Beneficiation (Mill)
Milling method Flotation

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Patented
Type of mineral rights Fee Ownership
Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category National Wilderness

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Crown Butte Mines Inc.
    Home office Montana
    Year 1995
  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Hemlo Gold Mines Inc.
    Interest 60
    Home office Canada
    Year 1995
  • Type Owner
    Owner Crown Butte Resources Ltd.
    Interest 100
    Home office Montana
    Year 1996

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1994
    Demonstrated 8800000mt ore
    Total resources 8800000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 7.5 g/mt Gold Major 1994
    Copper Cu 0.7 wt-pct Copper Minor 1994
    Silver Ag 29.5 g/mt Silver Minor 1994
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1995
    Demonstrated 7222000mt ore
    Total resources 7222000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 7.15 g/mt Gold Major 1995
    Copper Cu 0.74 wt-pct Copper Minor 1995
    Silver Ag 36.1 g/mt Silver Minor 1995

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method PROPOSED
    Mining Method OPEN PIT
    Percent Waste Rock 73
    Primary Material Cover HARD ROCKS
    Avg. Bench Height (meters) 3
    Capacity 1090
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Unit Production Cost 10.44
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 130
    Operating Shifts per Day 2
    Year of Information 1990
  • Type of workings Underground
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method PROPOSED
    Mining Method HORIZ CUT & FILL W/WASTE ROCK 10-60
    Percent Waste Rock 12
    Percent Recovery 90
    Hardness of Rock HARDROCK FISSURED WITH MODERATE WATER
    Rock Characteristics UNKNOWN
    Capacity 726
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Unit Production Cost 29.84
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 182
    Operating Shifts per Day 2
    Year of Information 1990

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Reserve-Resource

    NORANDA INC., 1993 ANNUAL REPORT, P.19.

  • Reserve-Resource

    HEMLO GOLD MINES INC., 1993 ANNUAL REPORT, P.20.

  • Reserve-Resource

    NORTHERN MINER, 1/3/94, P.3.

  • Reserve-Resource

    NORTHERN MINER, 2/14/94, P.1.

  • Reserve-Resource

    NORANDA INC., 1994 ANNUAL REPORT, P.38.

  • Deposit

    BROOKS, LYMAN H., JR. COOKE CITY AND THE NEW WORLD MINING DISTRICT. MINING AND SCIENTIFIC PRESS, MAY 21, 1921, PP. 682-684.

  • Deposit

    CALIFORNIA MINING JOURNAL. JUNE 1989, P. 25.

  • Deposit

    CROWN BUTTE MINES, INC. & NORANDA MINERALS CORP. DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL BASELINE STUDY PLAN - NEW WORLD PROJECT - PARK CO., MT., 1989.

  • Deposit

    CROWN BUTTE MINES, INC. & NORANDA MINERALS CORP. NEW WORLD PROJECT - PARK CO., MT., FACT SHEET. NOV. 1989.

  • Deposit

    CROWN BUTTE RESOURCES. ANNUAL REPORTS (1987-1989).

  • Deposit

    GARDINER, E. D. NEW WORLD MINING DISTRICT. MINING AND SCIENTIFIC PRESS, MAY 30, 1914, PP. 880-884.

  • Deposit

    HUGHES, GORDON. NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAINS - MONTANA - NEW WORLD. SEG NEWSLETTER, NO. 3. OCT. 1990, P. 14.

  • Deposit

    LOVERING. T. S. THE NEW WORLD OR COOKE CITY MINING DISTRICT, PARK CO., MT. U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 911-A, 1929, PP 1-87.

  • Deposit

    MERRITT, WILLIAM L. REPORT ON THE MINING PROPERTIES OF YELLOWSTONE AND WESTERN MINING CO. IN THE NEW WORLD MINING DISTRICT - COOKE, PARK COUNTIES, MT. FEB 15, 1939, 7 PP.

  • Deposit

    REED, GLENN C. MINES AND MINERAL DEPOSITS (EXCEPT FUELS), PARK CO., MT. BUMINES IC 7546, 1950, 68 PP.

  • Deposit

    WESTERN MINERALS ACTIVITY REPORT. CROWN BUTTE RESOURCES LTD. - NEW WORLD DEPOSIT RESERVES. V. 4, NO. 2, FEB. 1990, PP. 5-6.

  • Deposit

    GOLD-COPPER-SILVER SKARN AND REPLACEMENT MINERALIZATION IN THE MCLAREN DEPOSIT, NEW WORLD DISTRICT, PARK COUNTY, MONTANA, ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, AUG. 94, V. 89, NO. 6, P. 969-993.

  • Deposit

    NORTHERN MINER, 6/18/90, P.A14.

  • Deposit

    NORTHERN MINER, 11/12/90, P.3.

  • Deposit

    MINING RECORD, 11/14/90, P.5.

  • Deposit

    DANIELSON, VIVIAN, ACTIVE DRILL PROGRAM AT NEW WORLD PROJECT, NORTHERN MINER, 8/19/91, P.1,2.

  • Deposit

    DANIELSON, VIVIAN, STEADY SUCCESS AT NEW WORLD, NORTHERN MINER, 11/4/91, P.1,17.

  • Deposit

    NORTHERN MINER, 12/30/91, P.2.

  • Deposit

    HEMLO GOLD MINES INC., 1991 ANNUAL REPORT, P.19,20.

  • Deposit

    MINING RECORD, 5/6/92, P.10,11.

  • Deposit

    NORTHERN MINER, 6/29/92, P.11.

  • Deposit

    NORTHERN MINER, 10/26/92, P.3.

  • Deposit

    NORTHERN MINER, 2/15/93, P.20.

  • Deposit

    DILLARD, GARY, CROWN BUTTE SAYS NEW WORLD PERMIT APPLICATION IS COMPLETE, #163, ROCKY MOUNTAIN PAY DIRT, 4/93, P.10A.

  • Deposit

    DILLARD, GARY, PAINTING NEW WORLD WITH SUMMITVILLE BRUSH DOESN'T WASH, ROCKY MOUNTAIN PAY DIRT, 5/93, P.8A,9A.

  • Deposit

    DILLARD, GARY, STUDY SHOWS NEW WORLD PROJECT WILL HAVE POSITIVE IMPACTS, ROCKY MOUNTAIN PAY DIRT, 6/93, P.14A,15.

  • Deposit

    EPLER, BILL, ENVIROS PULL ALL STOPS IN EFFORT TO KILL NEW WORLD, ROCKY MOUNTAIN PAY DIRT, 8/93, P.14A-16A.

  • Deposit

    PAY DIRT, 9-95, P.6B.

  • Deposit

    MINING ENGINEERING, V47 N10, 10-95, P.899.

  • Deposit

    MINING ENGINEERING, V47 N12, 12-95, P.1088.

  • Deposit

    CROWN BUTTE RESOURCES LTD. 1994 ANNUAL REPORT, P.7.

  • Deposit

    AMERICAN METAL MARKET, 8-14-96, V104 N157, P.2.

  • Deposit

    AMERICAN METAL MARKET, 8-27-96, V104 N166, P.6.

  • Deposit

    THE NORTHERN MINER, V82 N25, P.1,18.

  • Deposit

    DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR PRESS RELEASE. STATEMENT BY SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR BRUCE BABBITT ON ANNOUNCEMENT BY PRESIDENT CLINTON THAT WILL CLOSE MINE ON OUTSKIRTS OF YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK. AUGUST 12, 1996.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 29-JUL-97 Buckingham, David A. U.S. Bureau of Mines

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