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Dome Mine

Producer in Ontario, Canada with commodities Gold, Silver
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Alteration
  8. Mineral occurrence model information
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Controls for ore emplacement
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Production statistics
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10084885
MRDS ID W700112
Record type Site
Current site name Dome Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -81.23311, 48.45 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Canada Ontario

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore
Pyrite Ore
Pyrrhotite Ore

Alteration

  • (Local) Pyritization, Carbonatization

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 276
USGS model code 36b
Deposit model name Homestake Au
Mark3 model number 1

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Tuff
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Dacite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Tuff
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Dacite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -81.23311, 48.45
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Economic information

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Stratabound Carbonate-Rich Members

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1910

Mining district

District name Timmins Area

Production statistics

  • Year 1940
    Period 1940'S
    Material ORE
    Description Cp_Grade: ^0.35 Oz Au/Ton
  • Year 1984
    Material AU
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^0.14 Oz Au/Ton
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 4g/mt
  • Year 1985
    Period 1912-1985
    Material AU
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Cp_Grade: ^0.27 Oz Au/Ton
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 8g/mt

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    KARVINEN, W.O., 1982, GEOLOGY AND EVOLUTION OF GOLD DEPOSITS, TIMMONS AREA, ONTARIO, IN HODDER, R.W., AND PETRUCK, WILLIAM, GEOLOGY OF CANADIAN GOLD DEPOSITS: CANADIAN INSTITUTE OF MINING AND METALLURGY, 286 P.

  • Deposit

    MINING MAGAZINE, JANUARY, 1987, P.56.

  • Deposit

    ELEVATORSKI, E.A., 1985, GOLD DEPOSITS GUIDEBOOK: MINOBRAS MINING SERVICES, 146 P.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-1987 Paidakovich, Matthew E. U.S. Geological Survey

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