| Deposit ID | 10167407 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 1220200018 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Murray Brook |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -66.43005, 47.52523 (WGS84) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Alaska(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Campbellton(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Canada | New Brunswick |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Lead | Secondary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Zinc Critical | Secondary |
| Ore Body (1) | -66.43005, 47.52523 |
|---|
| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | Yes |
| Mining method | Open Pit |
| Year of first production | 1989 |
| Milling method | Hydrometallurgy Unspecified |
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Novagold Resources Inc. |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Canada |
| Year | 1991 |
| Year | 1990 | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 2.02 G Au, 48.80 G Ag 390662 Mt Ore | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1991 | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 1.88 G Au, 49.18 G Ag 415967 Mt Ore | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1978 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indicated | 21500000mt ore | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Demonstrated | 21500000mt ore | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 21500000mt ore | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Type | In-situ | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1990 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Demonstrated | 1700000mt ore | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 1700000mt ore | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Type | In-situ | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1997 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Demonstrated | 436455mt ore | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 436455mt ore | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 1220200018 |
CANADIAN MINES HANDBOOK 1979-80, NORTHERN MINER PRESS LTD.,
1979, P.122, 232.
CRANSTONE, D.A. AND R.T. WHILLANS, CANADIAN RESERVES OF
COPPER, NICKEL, LEAD, ZINC, MOLYBDENUM, SILVER AND GOLD
AS OF JAN. 1, 1978, EMR CANADA, MINERALS, MR 185, 1979,
P.20.
NORTHERN MINER, 3/25/91, B15.
CANADINA MINES HANDBOOK, 1996-97, PP. 321, 503.
ANNIS, R.C., D.A. CRANSTONE AND M. VALLEE, A SURVEY OF KNOWN
MINERAL DEPOSITS IN CANADA THAT ARE NOT BEING MINED;
ENERGY,MINES AND RESOURCES CANADA, MINERALS, MR 181,1978,
P.12, A45.
CANADIAN MINES HANDBOOK, 1990-91, P340.
MR 223, 1989, NB-39, 12/31/89.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | GOLD PRODUCTION STARTED 9/89; DEPLETED 1992: COPPER PRODUCTION STARTED 1992/ CLOSED WINTER 1992. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUL-97 | Buckingham, David A. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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