| Deposit ID | 10084889 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W700116 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Golden Giant |
| Alternate or previous names | Hemlo |
| Geographic coordinates: | -85.90828, 48.69306 (WGS84) |
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Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Alaska(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Canada | Ontario |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Tertiary |
| Molybdenum | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gold | Ore |
| Hessite | Ore |
| Molybdenite | Ore |
| Petzite | Ore |
| Barite | Gangue |
| Biotite | Gangue |
| Fluorite | Gangue |
| Microcline | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Realgar | Gangue |
| Sericite | Gangue |
| Tourmaline | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Unknown |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metavolcanic Rock | ||
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| (1) | -85.90828, 48.69306 |
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| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1981 |
| Discoverer | International Corona Resources |
| District name | Hemlo District |
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| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Hemlo Gold Mines Inc. |
| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1987 | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 22000000000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
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| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1985 | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 10430000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
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| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1990 | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 169000000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
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| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 1145M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W700116 |
ELEVATORSKI, E.A., 1985, GOLD DEPOSITS GUIDEBOOK: MINOBRAS MINING SERVICES, 146 P.
MINING MAGAZINE, JANUARY, 1987, P.56.
CANADA DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY, MINES AND RESOURCES, 1983, CANADIAN MINERAL DEPOSITS NOT BEING MINED IN 1983: CANADA DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY, MINES AND RESOURCES MINERAL BULLETIN MR 198, 308 P.
CORE SHED DISPLAY APPENDIX, 1990, VIII SYMPOSIUM, INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION ON THE GENESIS OF ORE DEPOSITS, OTTAWA, CANADA.
CORE SHED DISPLAY APPENDIX, 1990.
MINING MAGAZINE, 1987
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-DEC-1987 | Paidakovich, Matthew E. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-OCT-1990 | Bolm, Karen S. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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