Pine Cove

Prospect in Newfoundland, Canada with commodity Gold
Sections on this page
  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. Ownership information
  9. Reserves and resources
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10133634
MAS/MILS ID 1220250010
Record type Site
Current site name Pine Cove
Alternate or previous names Baby Pit, Anaroc, Romeo, Juliet, Thunder + Lightning Pits

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -56.19885, 49.91626 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Canada Newfoundland

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -56.19885, 49.91626

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Mining method Open Pit
Milling method Leach-Precipitation

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Novagold Resources Inc.
    Interest 70
    Home office Canada
    Year 1991
  • Type Owner
    Owner Varna Gold Inc.
    Interest 30
    Home office Canada
    Year 1991

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1991
    Demonstrated 1640000mt ore
    Total resources 1640000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 3.63 g/mt Gold Major 1991
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1991
    Demonstrated 1640000mt ore
    Total resources 1640000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 3.63 g/mt Gold Major 1991

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Reserve-Resource

    CMH, 91-92, P.388.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 22-DEC-1994 Porter, Kenneth E. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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