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Jib

Prospect in Canada with commodities Iron, Titanium
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Ore body information
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mining district
  10. Mineral rights holdings
  11. Ownership information
  12. Reserves and resources
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10133476
MAS/MILS ID 1220130002
Record type Site
Current site name Jib
Alternate or previous names Burnaby Iron

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -131.26274, 52.35081 (WGS84)
Elevation 15

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Canada

Comments on the location information

  • 75-RCD-030 LOCATION REFERENCE POINT IS DD HOLE NO. S-19

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Tertiary
Titanium Critical Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -131.26274, 52.35081
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Depth to top 90M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 SHEAR ZONE
    Shape of Orebody #1 IRREGULAR
    Type of Orebody #2 BRECCIA FILL
    Shape of Orebody #2 LENTICULAR
    Type of Orebody #3 REPLACEMENT
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Secondary mode of Origin CONT METASOMATIC
    Primary Ore Control FAULTING
    Secondary Ore Control LITHOLOGY
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. MODERATE
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 PROPYLITIC
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #2 CARBONATE SILIC
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #3 BLEACHING
    Minimum Depth to Top 40
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Date of Last Modification 780213

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1961

Mining district

District name Skeena

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Burnaby Iron Mines Ltd.
    Home office Canada
    Year 1975
  • Type Owner
    Owner Mastodon-Highland Bell Mines Ltd.
    Interest 50
    Home office Canada
    Year 1975
  • Type Owner
    Owner Leitch Gold Mines Ltd.
    Interest 50
    Home office Canada
    Year 1975

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1973
    Measured 7440000mt ore
    Demonstrated 7440000mt ore
    Total resources 7440000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Iron Fe2O3 49.5 wt-pct Iron Trace 1973
    Titanium TiO2 0.08 wt-pct Titanium Trace 1973

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BC DEPT OF MINES AND PET RES,BULL 54,PP194-7

  • Deposit

    WESTERN MINER,OCT 1965,P97

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-FEB-1984 Porter, Kenneth E. U.S. Bureau of Mines

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