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Salmon River Pb Deposit

Producer in Nova Scotia, Canada with commodity Lead
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Ownership information
  11. Reserves and resources
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10073133
MRDS ID W018977
Record type Site
Current site name Salmon River Pb Deposit
Alternate or previous names Silvermines Deposit

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -60.39907, 45.86656 (WGS84)
Relative position 42 KM SW OF SIDNEY ON CAPE BRETON ISLAND

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Canada Nova Scotia

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore

Nearby scientific data

(1) -60.39907, 45.86656
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR, ELONGATED
    Strike NE
    Dip 13 DEG NE
    Thickness 15M
    Length 3400M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1965
Year of first production 1977

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Yava Mines
  • Type Owner
    Owner Barymin Explorations Ltd.

Comments on the production information

  • LATE 1977 START UP PLANNED AT 450 MTPD

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1977
    Total resources 6180000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Lead Pb 4.95 wt-pct Lead Major 1977

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • A 1% PB CUTOFF, RESV. RISES TO 70,970,000 MT 2.09% PB AVG.
  • AT 1% PB CUTOFF, RESV. RISES TO 70,970,000 MT 2.09% PB AVG.

Comments on development

  • EXPL$: 1.75 ; MILL.CAP: 164 MET TONS ; ECON.YEAR: 1978 ; ECON.COM: 450 MTPD PLANNED INITIALLY. LATE 1977 STARTUP

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    STAFF, 1977, NORTHERN MINER 3-3-77 V. 62 NO. 51 P 1, 12, ALSO 5-5-77, V. 63 NO 8 P.

  • Reserve-Resource

    NORTHERN MINER 3-3-77 P 12

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Discovery Year: 1960'S
Deposit WITH 4% CUTOFF, AVG. WIDTH IS 3 M. WITH 1% PB CUTOFF, WIDTH IS 12 M.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1977 Schruben, Paul G. U.S. Geological Survey

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