Grand Bois

Prospect in Nord, Haiti 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. Mining district
  9. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Ownership information
  11. Reserves and resources
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10182795
MAS/MILS ID 2450100001
Record type Site
Current site name Grand Bois

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Town
Geographic coordinates: -72.53292, 18.55066 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Nord(province)

Haiti(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Haiti Nord

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

Town (1) -72.53292, 18.55066

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Leach
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Comments on exploration

  • DEPOSIT EXPLORED THROUGH 83 DRILL HOLES, HAS AN AVE THICKNESS OF 20.5 M AND COVERS SURFACE AREA OF10 HA. EARLY METALLURGICAL WORK SHOW A RECOVERY RATE OF 90%. LIMITED DRILLING OF THE UNEXPLORED SULPHID OZNE BENEATH THE GRAND DEPOSIT SHOWS GRADES OF UP TO 39 G /MT. FROM KWG FAX, THE U.N. DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM DETERMINED THAT 80% OF THE GOLD APPEARS TO BE RECOVERABLE AFTER 34 DAYS OF LEACHING. TYPICAL SECTION SHOWN IN THE C.W. OLIVER REPORT FAXED BY KWG.

Mining district

District name Caribou District

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Other

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Kwg Resources Inc.
    Home office Canada
    Year 1996
  • Type Owner
    Owner Ste. Genevieve Resources Ltd.
    Year 1996

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1995
    Measured 4400000mt ore
    Demonstrated 4400000mt ore
    Total resources 4400000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Silver Ag 14.9 g/mt Silver 1995
    Gold Au 2.5 g/mt Gold Major 1995

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Reserve-Resource

    MINING MAGAZINE, MAY 1995, P 309

  • Reserve-Resource

    MINING JOURNAL, MAR 31, 1995, P 233

  • Reserve-Resource

    INFORMATION FAXED BY KWG RESOURCES

  • Deposit

    MINING JOURNAL, OCT 20, 1995

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit PRELIMINARY ESTIMATES OF CAPITAL COSTS TO PLACE BOTH THE GRAND AND MORNE BOSSA DEPOSITS INTO PRODUCTION ARE US$10 M FOR FOR KWG. OP COSTS FOR GRAND BOIS EST. AT US$11.00/MT.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 29-APR-96 Clarke, Donald U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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