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Siwash Mine

Producer in British Columbia, 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. Nearby scientific data
  7. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Mineral rights holdings
  9. Ownership information
  10. Reserves and resources
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10133119
MAS/MILS ID 1220100141
Record type Site
Current site name Siwash Mine
Alternate or previous names Siwash North

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Town
Geographic coordinates: -120.31792, 49.84983 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 5000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Hope(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Geographic areas

Country State
Canada British Columbia

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Town (1) -120.31792, 49.84983
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface-Underground
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Mining method Combined Methods - Other Combined Methods
Year of first production 1992

Comments on exploration

  • IN THE MIDST OF A 25,000 FT, 200 HOLE UNDERGROUND DRILLING PROGRAM. GOLD MINERALIZATOIN IS HOSTED IN NARROW QUARTZ VEINS, AND THE COMPANY IS TESTING THE DOWN-DIP EXTENT OF THE MAIN VEIN STRUCTURE BELOW THE OPEN PIT MINED FROM 1992 TO 1994. DRILLING HAS REVEALED GOLD AND SILVER VALUES. AFTER COMPLETION OF THE UNDERGROUNDD DRILLING PROGRAM, FAIRFIELD PLANS TO CONDUCT DRIFTING AND RAISING ON TEH HIGH-GRADE SHOOTS FROM EXISTING UNDERGROUND WORKINGS TO BLOCK OUT RESERVES. A SURFACE DRILLING PROGRAM IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN IN JULY TO FURTHER DEFINE SHOOTS IN THE MINE AREA AND TO TEST POTENTIAL FOR ON-STRIKE EXPANSION OF THE OPEN PIT.

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Fairfield Minerals
    Home office Canada
    Year 1995

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1995
    Total resources 160000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 34 g/mt Gold Major 1995
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1997
    Total resources 122470mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 25.37 g/mt Gold Major 1997

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • STOCKPILES EXIST CONTAINING 12,000 OZ GOLD.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Reserve-Resource

    NORTHERN MINER, JUNE 12, 1995, P 13.

  • Reserve-Resource

    CANADIAN MINES HANDBOOK, 1996-97, PP. 160, 487.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit LOCATED NEAR MERRITT, BRITIH COLUMBIA OPERATED AS A SEASONAL OPEN PIT BETWEEN 1992-1994.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 15-JUL-97 Buckingham, David A. U.S. Bureau of Mines

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