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Kiena Mine

Producer in Quebec, 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. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Controls for ore emplacement
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Ownership information
  13. Production statistics
  14. Reserves and resources
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10084892
MRDS ID W700119
Record type Site
Current site name Kiena Mine
Related records 10303456

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -77.91466, 48.11999 (WGS84)
Relative position ON PARKER ISLAND 6 MILES WEST OF VAL D'OR, BETWEEN VAL D'OR AND MALARTIC

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Canada Quebec

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Pyrite Ore
Albite Gangue
Chlorite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Volcanic Breccia (Agglomerate)

Nearby scientific data

(1) -77.91466, 48.11999
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Economic information

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Shearing, Breccia

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1919
Year of first production 1981

Mining district

District name Val D'Or Area

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Kiena Gold Mines Ltd.

Production statistics

  • Year 1984
    Material AG
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^0.03 Oz Ag/Ton
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Minor Silver Silver 1g/mt
  • Year 1984
    Material AU
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^0.18 Oz Au/Ton
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 5g/mt

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1985
    Total resources 2721000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 5.929 g/mt Gold Major 1985
  • Type In-situ
    Name NORTH ZONE
    Estimate year 1941
    Total resources 226000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 3.952 g/mt Gold Major 1941
  • Type In-situ
    Name ACTINOLITE ZONE
    Estimate year 1937
    Total resources 3000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 6.494 g/mt Gold Major 1937

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    MINING MAGAZINE, JANUARY, 1987, P. 56.

  • Deposit

    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.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THE MINERALIZATION EXTENDS UNDER THE ISLANDS AND WATER OF LAC DE MONTIGNY.

Reporter information

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

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