Duck Pond Deposit

Prospect in Newfoundland, Canada with commodities Copper, Lead, Zinc, Silver, Gold
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 10056346
MRDS ID TC00003
Record type Site
Current site name Duck Pond Deposit

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -56.49889, 48.63318 (WGS84)
Relative position 33 KM SE OF BUCHANS

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Canada Newfoundland

Comments on the location information

  • LOCATION FROM JIM CALHOUN OF NORANDA

Commodities

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -56.49889, 48.63318

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Medium
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Noranda Exploration, Inc.

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1988
    Total resources 403000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 3.5 wt-pct Copper Major 1988
    Lead Pb 1.1 wt-pct Lead Major 1988
    Zinc Zn 6.6 wt-pct Zinc Major 1988
    Silver Ag 67.4 g/mt Silver Major 1988
    Gold Au 1 g/mt Gold Minor 1988

Comments on development

  • 57 DRILL HOLES COMPLETED, 8 INTERSECTED SIGNIFICANT VALUES, 4 ABANDONED, REMAINDER DELINEATED BOUNDARIES. ONE INDICATED ANOTHER ZONE OR FAULTED EQUIVALENT OF THE MAIN ONE. DRILLING CONTINUES.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MINING JOURNAL, AUGUST 12, 1988

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAY-1989 Marcus, Sue U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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