| Deposit ID | 10133494 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 1220400139 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Musselwhite |
| Alternate or previous names | Pq Deposit |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -90.41684, 52.61644 (WGS84) |
| Location accuracy | 5000(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Alaska(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Canada | Ontario |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Ore Body (1) | -90.41684, 52.61644 |
|---|
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | Yes |
| Discovery year | 1962 |
| Year of first production | 1997 |
| Milling method | Unspecified |
| Type of mineral rights | Located Claim |
|---|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Patented |
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Placer Dome Inc. |
| Interest | 68 |
| Home office | Canada |
| Year | 1997 |
| First year | 1994 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Tvx Gold Inc. |
| Interest | 32 |
| Home office | Canada |
| Year | 1991 |
| First year | 1991 |
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Placer Dome Inc. |
| Interest | 43 |
| Home office | Canada |
| Year | 1991 |
| First year | 1991 |
| Last year | 1994 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Corona Corp. |
| Interest | 25 |
| Home office | Canada |
| Year | 1991 |
| First year | 1991 |
| Last year | 1994 |
| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1988 | ||||||||||||||
| Demonstrated | 5400000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 5400000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
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| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1990 | ||||||||||||||
| Demonstrated | 2631000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 2631000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1997 | ||||||||||||||
| Demonstrated | 6640000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1997 | ||||||||||||||
| Demonstrated | 2240000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
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| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1997 | ||||||||||||||
| Demonstrated | 8880000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 1220400139 |
CANADIAN MINES HANDBOOK, 1990-91, P. 363.
MR 223, 1989, (ONT-571), (12/31/89)
CANADIAN MINES HANDBOOK, 1991-92, P. 383.
PLACER DOME INC., 1996 FORM 10-K REPORT, PP. 16, 17.
CANADIAN MINES HANDBOOK, 1989-90, P. 238.
PLACER DOME INC ANNUAL & 10-K'S 1991-1996.
TVX GOLD INC. ANNUAL & 10-K'S 1991-1996.
CANADIAN MINES HANDBOOK, 1996-97, PP. 343, 423, 497.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | LOCATED IN THE OPAPIMISKAM LAKE AREA 90 MILES N. OF PICKEL LAKE. COMPANIES DECIDED DEVELOPMENT NOT JUSTIFIED AT PRESENT (11/89). IT WAS DISCOVERED BY HAROLD AND ALLAN MUSSELWHITE IN 1962: EXPLORATION STARTED IN 1973; DEVELOPMENT BEGAN IN 1995: |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 25-JUL-97 | Buckingham, David A. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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