King Fissure

Prospect in British Columbia, Canada with commodities Lead, Silver, Zinc
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Ownership information
  11. Reserves and resources
  12. Workings at the site
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10133504
MAS/MILS ID 1220100071
Record type Site
Current site name King Fissure

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -118.40949, 51.12486 (WGS84)
Elevation 200
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Canada British Columbia

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Silver Primary
Zinc Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Unknown
Pyrite Unknown
Pyrrhotite Unknown
Quartz Unknown
Sphalerite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -118.40949, 51.12486

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 1.5M
    Length 2100M
    Width 600M
    Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 1
    MAS Column # 1
    Type of Orebody #1 UNKNOWN
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Primary mode of Origin UNKNOWN
    Primary Ore Control BEDDING
    Secondary Ore Control LITHOLOGY
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. UNKNOWN
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 UNKNOWN
    Date of Last Modification 830708

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Discovery year 1895
Mining method Filled Stopes - Horiz Cut and Fill W/Tailings
Milling method Flotation

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner International Standard Resources Ltd.
    Interest 100
    Home office Canada
    Year 1978

Comments on the production information

  • PRODUCT OUTPUT, MT CONC./DAY: 94 ZN; 76 PB; 0.03 AG.

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1978
    Indicated 2606000mt ore
    Demonstrated 2606000mt ore
    Total resources 2872700mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Lead Pb 5.1 wt-pct Lead Major 1978
    Silver Ag 31.2 g/mt Silver Major 1978
    Zinc Zn 5.6 wt-pct Zinc Major 1978

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • MINE RECOVERY=90%. DILUTION=15%.
  • 2,606,000 MT TAKEN FROM CANADIAN MINES HANDBOOK 1988 -89
  • GOLDEN STANDARD MINES LTD. WAS THE FORMER OWNER BUT DECLARED BAN RESOURCE INCLUDES 10% DILUTION. CHANGED NAME FROM INTERNATIONAL STANDARD RESOURCE LTD MARCH 1989

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method PROPOSED
    Mining Method HORIZ CUT & FILL W/TAILINGS 10-60
    Hardness of Rock HARDROCK WITH LITTLE WATER
    Rock Characteristics UNKNOWN
    Rock Support Chars. UNKNOWN
    Mine Support Chars. UNKNOWN
    Capacity 1167
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Unit Production Cost 40
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 300
    Year of Information 1981

Comments on other economic factors

  • LEAD CONC. SHIPPED TO JAPAN; ZINC CONC. TO TRAIL, B.C.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Ownership

    NORTHERN MINER PRESS LTD., CANADIAN MINES HANDBOOK 1979-80;

  • Ownership

    1979, P.120.

  • Reserve-Resource

    ANNIS, R.C., D.A. CRANSTONE AND M. VALLEE, A SURVEY OF KNOWN

  • Reserve-Resource

    MINERAL DEPOSITS IN CANADA THAT ARE NOT BEING MINED,

  • Reserve-Resource

    EMR, MR 181, 1978, P.A-36.

  • Deposit

    CANADIAN MINES HANDBOOK 1980-81.

  • Deposit

    HOY, TRYGVE, OCTOBER 1980, STRATIGRAPHIC AND STRUCTURAL

  • Deposit

    SETTING OF STRATABOUND LEAD-ZINC DEPOSITS IN SOUTH-

  • Deposit

    EASTERN B.C., BRITISH COLUMBIA MINISTRY OF ENERGY,

  • Deposit

    MINES, AND PETROLEUM RESOURCES, VICTORIA, B.C.

  • Deposit

    MINERAL DEVELOPMENT SECTOR, DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY, MINES AND

  • Deposit

    RESOURCES, 1980, KING FISSURE, OTTAWA, CANADA.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit DEPOSIT DIPS 50 DEGREES SOUTH.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-FEB-84 Rfb U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.