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Cape Spencer

Past Producer in New Brunswick, Canada with commodity Gold
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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. Ownership information
  9. Production statistics
  10. Reserves and resources
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10157246
MAS/MILS ID 1220200006
Record type Site
Current site name Cape Spencer

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -65.83066, 45.24273 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Canada New Brunswick

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -65.83066, 45.24273
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1957
Year of first production 1987
Milling method Hydrometallurgy Unspecified

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Amberquest Resources Ltd.
    Interest 100
    Home office Canada
    Year 1992

Comments on the ownership information

  • GORDEX MINERALS WAS DELISTED FROM TSE, JULY 1990. THE PROPERTY WAS PURCHESED BY AMBERQUEST RESOURCES LTD IN 1990.

Production statistics

  • Year 1986
    Description 1.71g Au 40909 Mt Ore
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 40909mt
  • Year 1987
    Description 1.71g Au 36364 Mt Ore
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 36364mt
  • Year 1988
    Description 1.71g Au 35200 Mt Ore
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 35200mt
  • Year 1989
    Description 1.71g Au 8000 Mt Ore
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 8000mt

Comments on the production information

  • DESCRIPTION SHOWS MILL FEED GRADES.

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1989
    Demonstrated 550471mt ore
    Inferred 226315mt ore
    Total resources 776786mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 2.43 g/mt Gold Major 1989
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1989
    Demonstrated 550471mt ore
    Total resources 550471mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 2.5 g/mt Gold Major 1989

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • PRODUCTION STARTED 10/87 BUT ON C&M 1990.
  • CMH 1989-90, PAGE 212. CMH 1990-91, PAGE 210; MR 198, 1983, PAGE 24; (12/31/89).

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Ownership

    CANADIAN MINES HANDBOOK, 1991-92, PAGES 38, 186.

  • Reserve-Resource

    CANADIAN MINES HANDBOOK, 1989-90, P. 212.

  • Reserve-Resource

    CANADIAN MINES HANDBOOK, 1990-91, P. 210.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 05-JAN-1995 Porter, Kenneth E. U.S. Bureau of Mines

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