Tom Macmillan Pass Prospect

Occurrence in Yukon Territory*, Canada with commodities Lead, Zinc, Barium-Barite, Silver
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Mineral occurrence model information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Ownership information
  10. Reserves and resources
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10073147
MRDS ID W018991
Record type Site
Current site name Tom Macmillan Pass Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -130.15217, 63.1666 (WGS84)
Relative position 11 KM SW OF MACMILLAN PASS IN EASTERN YUKON. CANOL ROAD.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Canada Yukon Territory*

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Primary
Barium-Barite Critical Primary
Silver Secondary

Analytical data

Result RESERVES GRADE 8.19% PB, 8.4% ZN, 94 G/MT AG

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 208
USGS model code 31a
Deposit model name Sedimentary exhalative Zn-Pb
Mark3 model number 13

Nearby scientific data

(1) -130.15217, 63.1666

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Both
Deposit size Medium
Significant No
Discovery year 1951
Discoverer Hudson Bay M & S

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Hudson Bay M And S

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1973
    Total resources 7840000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Lead Pb 8.19 wt-pct Lead Major 1973
    Zinc Zn 8.4 wt-pct Zinc Major 1973
    Silver Ag 94 g/mt Silver Minor 1973

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • REMOTE LOCATION.

Comments on the workings information

  • 2 ORE ZONES, EAST AND WEST

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    1975, SKINNER'S MINING INTL. YBK, P. 291.

  • Deposit

    1974, CANADIAN MINES HANDBOOK 74 - 75 P. 157.

  • Deposit

    SANGSTER, D. F., 1971, GEOLOGY OF LEAD AND ZINC DEPOSITS IN CANADA; GEOL. SURV. OF CANADA PAPER 71-1 B P. 12

  • Reserve-Resource

    CAN. MINES HBK. 74 - 75 P. 157

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-76 Schruben, Paul G. U.S. Geological Survey ADDED MODEL NAME AND MODEL NUMBER
Editor 06-JAN-94 Beougher, Dee (Spanski, Gregory T.) U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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