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Pamour Timmins Division

Producer in Ontario, Canada with commodities Copper, Gold, Silver
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  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. Mining district
  11. Mineral rights holdings
  12. Ownership information
  13. Production statistics
  14. Reserves and resources
  15. Workings at the site
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10157849
MAS/MILS ID 1220400052
Record type Site
Current site name Pamour Timmins Division
Alternate or previous names Pamour Porcupine, Schumacher Division, Schumacher Mine, Hollinger Mine, Ross Mine, Hoyle, Canadian Arrow, Gold Hawk, Drew Estate, Royal Oak Timmins Division, Timmins Division

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -81.09977, 48.5333 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 5000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Canada Ontario

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Secondary
Gold Primary
Silver Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Calcite Unknown
Feldspar Unknown
Iron Oxides-Hydrated Unknown
Pyrite Unknown
Pyrrhotite Unknown
Quartz Unknown
Pyrite Unknown
Pyrrhotite Unknown
Quartz Unknown
Pyrite Unknown
Quartz Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -81.09977, 48.5333
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N70E
    Dip 70N
    Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 1
    MAS Column # 1
    Type of Orebody #1 FISSURE VEIN
    Shape of Orebody #1 IRREGULAR
    Type of Orebody #2 DISSEMINATED
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Primary Ore Control FOLDING
    Secondary Ore Control FAULTING
    Strike And Dip N70E:70N
    Date of Last Modification 861124
  • Strike N05E
    Dip 45S
    Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 2
    MAS Column # 1
    Type of Orebody #1 BRECCIA FILL
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Primary mode of Origin CONT METASOMATIC
    Primary Ore Control FRACTURING
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. INTENSE
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 CARBONATE SILIC
    Strike And Dip N05E:45S
    Date of Last Modification 861124
  • Strike N70E
    Dip 70N
    Width 0.1M
    Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 2
    MAS Column # 2
    Type of Orebody #1 SHEAR ZONE
    Shape of Orebody #1 LENTICULAR
    Shape of Orebody #2 PIPELIKE
    Primary mode of Origin CONT METASOMATIC
    Primary Ore Control CONTACT ZONE
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. UNKNOWN
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 CARBONATE SILIC
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #2 SILICIFICATION
    Strike And Dip N45W:70N
    Date of Last Modification 861124
  • Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 3
    MAS Column # 1
    Type of Orebody #1 SHEAR ZONE
    Shape of Orebody #1 IRREGULAR
    Primary mode of Origin CONT METASOMATIC
    Primary Ore Control CONTACT ZONE
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. UNKNOWN
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 CARBONATE SILIC
    Date of Last Modification 861124
  • Area 5582HA
    Field Value
    Total Surface Area (HA) 5582
    Date of Last Modification 910418

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface-Underground
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Mining method Combined Methods - Other Combined Methods
Year of first production 1936
Milling method Hydrometallurgy Unspecified

Mining district

District name Timmins

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim
Type of mineral rights Patented

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Royal Oak Mines Inc.
    Interest 100
    Home office Canada
    Year 1997
    First year 1991
  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Giant Yellowknife Mines Ltd.
    Interest 100
    Home office Canada
    Year 1991
    Last year 1991

Production statistics

  • Year 1966
    Description Au Ore Mined 555600 Metric Tons Per Yr
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 555600mt
  • Year 1969
    Description Au Ore Mined 564100 Metric Tons Per Yr
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 564100mt
  • Year 1973
    Description Au, Ag, Cu Ore Mined 795799 Metric Tons Per Yr
  • Year 1976
    Description Au, Ag, Cu Ore Mined 1716200 Metric Tons Per Yr
  • Year 1979
    Description Au, Ag, Cu Ore Mined 1552899 Metric Tons Per Yr
  • Year 1980
    Description Au, Ag, Cu Ore Mined 1656399 Metric Tons Per Yr
  • Year 1985
    Description 2.36 G Au Underground 591727 Mt Ore
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 591727mt
  • Year 1986
    Description 2.46 G Au Underground 415091 Mt Ore
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 415091mt
  • Year 1987
    Description 2.50 G Au Under; 1.88 G Au Surface 1206231 Mt Ore
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 1206231mt
  • Year 1988
    Description 2.36 G Au Under; 1.92 G Au Surface 1210859 Mt Ore
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 1210859mt
  • Year 1989
    Description 2.77 G Au Under; 2.22 G Au Surface 1049493 Mt Ore
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 1049493mt
  • Year 1990
    Description 3.04 G Au Under; 2.15 G Au Surface 982841 Mt Ore
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 482841mt

Comments on the production information

  • DESCRIPTION SHOWS MILL FEED GRADES. SURFACE OPERATION BEGAN IN 1987.
  • THE DORE BULLION CONC. IS SEPARATED INTO GOLD AND SILVER, AT THE REFINERY. THE CU/AU CONC. IS SEPARATED AND REFINED AT NORANDA.

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1980
    Indicated 10932000mt ore
    Demonstrated 10932000mt ore
    Total resources 10932000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Silver Ag 1.7599 g/mt Silver Minor 1980
    Gold Au 2.8 g/mt Gold Major 1980
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1990
    Demonstrated 4244000mt ore
    Total resources 4244000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 3.19 g/mt Gold Major 1990
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1990
    Demonstrated 1568000mt ore
    Total resources 1568000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 2.09 g/mt Gold Major 1990
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1990
    Demonstrated 1985000mt ore
    Total resources 1985000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 2.67 g/mt Gold Major 1990
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1990
    Demonstrated 652000mt ore
    Total resources 652000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 5.35 g/mt Gold Major 1990
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1990
    Demonstrated 8449000mt ore
    Total resources 8449000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 3.02 g/mt Gold Major 1990
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1997
    Demonstrated 53747000mt ore
    Total resources 53747000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 0.035 g/mt Gold Major 1997
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1990
    Demonstrated 8449000mt ore
    Total resources 8449000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 3.02 g/mt Gold Major 1990

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • RESERVES FROM "R" RECORD 7 EST DEM RES 12/31/96 PAMOUR ONLY; CALCUALTED BY SUBTRACTING OUT NIGHTHAWK & MATACHEWAN ORE RES. SEE BIB. "A" 001 P32.
  • TOTAL EST DEM RES 12/31/96 PAMOUR ONLY: CALCULATED BY SUBTRACTING OUT NIGHTHAWK & MATACHEWAN ORE; SEE FORM 10-K P32,. ROYAL OAK MINES INC, REPORT.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall depth 1684M
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ACTUAL
    Mining Method BLOCK CAVING 10-79
    Percent Recovery 100
    Hardness of Rock UNKNOWN
    Rock Characteristics UNKNOWN
    Rock Support Chars. SUPPORTING
    Mine Support Chars. UNKNOWN
    Number of Shafts 6
    1st Condition of Workings OPEN
    Capacity 2600
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Unit Production Cost 23.09
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 250
    Operating Shifts per Day 2
    Year of Information 1982
  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall depth 1265M
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 2
    Status of Mining Method ACTUAL
    Mining Method BLOCK CAVING 10-79
    Percent Recovery 100
    Hardness of Rock UNKNOWN
    Rock Characteristics UNKNOWN
    Rock Support Chars. SUPPORTING
    Mine Support Chars. UNKNOWN
    Number of Shafts 5
    1st Condition of Workings OPEN
    Capacity 1584
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Unit Production Cost 2309
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 250
    Operating Shifts per Day 2
    Year of Information 1982
  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall depth 960M
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 3
    Status of Mining Method ACTUAL
    Mining Method BLOCK CAVING 10-79
    Percent Recovery 100
    Hardness of Rock HARDROCK WITH LITTLE WATER
    Rock Characteristics UNKNOWN
    Rock Support Chars. SUPPORTING
    Mine Support Chars. UNKNOWN
    Number of Shafts 2
    1st Condition of Workings OPEN
    Capacity 792
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Unit Production Cost 23.09
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 250
    Operating Shifts per Day 2
    Year of Information 1982
  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall depth 1265M
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 4
    Status of Mining Method ACTUAL
    Mining Method BLOCK CAVING 10-79
    Hardness of Rock UNKNOWN
    Rock Characteristics UNKNOWN
    Rock Support Chars. SUPPORTING
    Mine Support Chars. UNKNOWN
    Number of Shafts 5
    1st Condition of Workings OPEN
    Capacity 228
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Unit Production Cost 23.09
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 250
    Operating Shifts per Day 2
    Year of Information 1982
  • Type of workings Underground
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 5
    Status of Mining Method ACTUAL
    Mining Method BLOCK CAVING 10-79
    Percent Recovery 100
    Hardness of Rock UNKNOWN
    Rock Characteristics UNKNOWN
    Rock Support Chars. SUPPORTING
    Mine Support Chars. UNKNOWN
    Number of Shafts 1
    1st Condition of Workings OPEN
    Capacity 972
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Unit Production Cost 23.09
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 250
    Operating Shifts per Day 2
    Year of Information 1982

Comments on other economic factors

  • THE CAPITAL AND OPERATING COSTS REPRESENT AGGREGATE TOTALS FOR THE ENTIRE OPERATION. ALL EXPLORATION, DEVELOPMENT, AND INFRASTRUCTURE COSTS WERE ALLOCATED TO THE MINE CAP. TOTAL.
  • THE DORE BULLION IS REFINED AND SOLD BY THE ROYAL CANADIAN MINT.
  • THE DILUTION OF THE ORE, OVERALL, IS 0%. OVER 75% OF THE UNDERGROUND OPERATIONS ARE MECHANIZED.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Reserve-Resource

    ANNUAL REPORT, PAMOUR PORCUPINE MINES LTD., 1980.

  • Reserve-Resource

    CANADIAN MINES HANDBOOK, 1991-92, P. 167.

  • Reserve-Resource

    ROYAL OAK MINES INC. 1996 FROM 10-K REPORT, P32.

  • Deposit

    ACRES DAVY MCKEE. GOLD MINING IN CANADA. 1981.

  • Deposit

    ANNUAL REPORTS - PAMOUR PORCUPINE MINES LTD. (1966-1980).

  • Deposit

    BOYLE, R.W. THE GEOCHEMISTRY OF GOLD AND ITS DEPOSITS.

  • Deposit

    GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA, BULLETIN 280, 584 PP., 1979.

  • Deposit

    CANADIAN MINES HANDBOOK, NORTHERN MINER PRESS, 1966-1981.

  • Deposit

    CARON, D. PAMOUR PORCUPINE MINES LTD., SCHUMACHER DIV.

  • Deposit

    GEOLOGY DIVISION CIM GOLD SYMPOSIUM AND FIELD EXCURSION.

  • Deposit

    PP. 90-93, 1980.

  • Deposit

    DAVIES, J.F. STRUCTURAL INTERPRETATION OF THE TIMMINS

  • Deposit

    MINING AREA, ONTARIO. CAN. J. EARTH SCI., V. 14,

  • Deposit

    PP. 1046-1053, 1977.

  • Deposit

    DOUGLAS, R.J.W., ED. GEOLOGY AND ECONOMIC MINERALS OF

  • Deposit

    CANADA. GSC REPORT NO. 1, ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, 838 PP., 1976.

  • Deposit

    FINANCIAL POST CORPORATION. REPORT ON PAMOUR PORCUPINE

  • Deposit

    MINES LTD. MCCLEAN HUNTER LTD., 1981.

  • Deposit

    GOODWIN, A.M. MINERALIZED VOLCANIC COMPLEXES IN THE

  • Deposit

    PORCUPINE-KIRKLAND LAKE-NORANDA REGION, CANADA. ECONOMIC

  • Deposit

    GEOLOGY, V. 60, PP. 955-971, 1965.

  • Deposit

    HOPE, G.H. GOLD MINING - AN AREA CONCEPT. CANADIAN

  • Deposit

    MINING JOURNAL, V. 102, NO. 3, 1981.

  • Deposit

    JOHNSON, E.W. & ADAMSON, A.A. PAMOUR PORCUPINE MINES,

  • Deposit

    LTD. SCHUMACHER DIVISION, IN MILLING PRACTICE IN CANADA, CIM

  • Deposit

    SPECIAL, VOL. 16, PP. 60-??, 1978.

  • Deposit

    JOHNSON, E.W. ET AL., PAMOUR PORCUPINE MINES LTD. -

  • Deposit

    PAMOUR NO. 1, IN MILLING PRACTICE IN CANADA, CIM SPECIAL

  • Deposit

    VOL. 16, PP. 73-??, 1978.

  • Deposit

    JONES, W.A. HOLLINGER MINE, IN STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY OF

  • Deposit

    CANADIAN ORE DEPOSITS. V. 1, CANADIAN INSTITUTE MIN.

  • Deposit

    METALL., MONTREAL, PP. 464-481, 1948.

  • Deposit

    LYDALL, J.W. OPERATING DATA SHEETS - GOLD MINING

  • Deposit

    COMPANIES. FIRST MARATHON SECURITIES, LTD., 1981.

  • Deposit

    MERRILL LYNCH. STOCK ANALYSIS REPORT, 1980.

  • Deposit

    NORANDA ARCHIVES COMMITTEE. A HISTORY OF PAMOUR

  • Deposit

    PORCUPINE MINES LTD. 1980.

  • Deposit

    NORTHERN MINER. INTERNAL FILE ON PAMOUR PORCUPINE MINES

  • Deposit

    LTD., 1981.

  • Deposit

    PABST, MARILYN. ACTIVITY AT PAMOUR - EXPLORATION UP,

  • Deposit

    RESERVES UP, POSSIBLE REOPENINGS. CANADIAN MINING JOURNAL,

  • Deposit

    DEC. 1979.

  • Deposit

    STAFF, PAMOUR NO. 1 MINE AND ROSS MINE. GEOLOGY DIVISION

  • Deposit

    CIM GOLD SYMPOSIUM AND FIELD EXCURSION, PP. 94-97, 1980.

  • Deposit

    WOOD GUNDY. PROGRESS REPORT ON THE OPERATING AND

  • Deposit

    FINANCIAL STATUS OF CANADIAN GOLD MINES, TORONTO, 1981.

  • Deposit

    CANADIAN MINES HANDBOOK, 1996-97, PP. 374, 485.

  • Deposit

    ROYAL OAK MINES ICN. 1996 ANNUAL REPORT, PP. 20-23.

  • Deposit

    THE MINING JOURNAL, V328, #8417, 02/21/97, P10.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 15-JUL-97 Buckingham, David A. U.S. Bureau of Mines

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