| Deposit ID | 10205867 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 1220100012 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Endako Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Endako Molybdenum Mine |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -125.1115, 54.02981 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 990 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Alaska(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Canada | British Columbia |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Molybdenum | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Molybdenite | Unknown |
| Ore Body (1) | -125.1115, 54.02981 |
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| Operation type | Surface |
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| Development status | Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | Yes |
| Discovery year | 1927 |
| Year of first production | 1965 |
| Milling method | Flotation |
| Type of mineral rights | Located Claim |
|---|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Federal Lease |
| Type | Unknown |
|---|---|
| Owner | Thompson Creek Mining |
| Home office | Colorado |
| Year | 1997 |
| First year | 1997 |
| Type | Unknown |
|---|---|
| Owner | Nissho Iwai |
| Home office | Japan |
| Year | 1997 |
| First year | 1997 |
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Placer Development Ltd. |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Canada |
| Year | 1982 |
| Last year | 1997 |
| Year | 1965 | ||||||||||||||
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| Description | Molybdenum Production Started In 1965, 10000 Mtpd Ore | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1967 | ||||||||||||||
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| Description | At 10000 Mtpd, And Increased, To 25000 25000 Mtpd Ore | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1976 | ||||||||||||||
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| Description | Mtpd, In November 1967. In 1976, The 26500 Mtpd Ore | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1982 | ||||||||||||||
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| Accuracy | Estimate | ||||||||||||||
| Description | Mill Was Rated At 26500 Mtpd. 29500 Mtpd Ore | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1991 | ||||||||||||||
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| Description | Molybdenum Production 15500000 Pounds Of Molybdenum. | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1993 | ||||||||||||||
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| Description | Moly Production Down Due To Major Repair 13900000 Pounds Of Molybdenum. | ||||||||||||||
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| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
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| Estimate year | 1981 | ||||||||||||||
| Indicated | 230000000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Demonstrated | 230000000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 230000000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
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| Type of workings | Surface | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Type of workings | Surface | ||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
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| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 1220100012 |
METAL BULLETIN, P. 11 (FEB. 25, 1993).
WRIGHT, J.D., MILLING PRACTICE AT ENDAKO MINES LIMITED;
CIM BULL., JAN., 1969, P.46-52.
MACINTYRE, P.J., J.F. DAVEY AND J.D. WRIGHT, CANEX PLACER
LIMITED- ENDAKO MINES DIVISION; IN MILLING PRACTICE IN
CANADA, CIM SPECIAL VOLUME 16, 1978, P.317,318.
AKIMURA, E.T., G.D. BYSOUTH AND A.D. DRUMMOND, ENDAKO;
A. SUTHERLAND BROWN, ED., IN PORPYRY DEPOSITS OF THE
CANADIAN CORDILLERA, SPECIAL VOLUME NO. 15, 1976,
P.444-454.
KIMURA, E.T. AND A.D. DRUMMOND, GEOLOGY OF THE ENDAKO
MOLYBDENUM DEPOSIT; CIM BULL., JULY, 1969, P.699-708.
THE NORTHERN MINER, VOL., 83, #11, MAY 12, 1997, P3.
PLACER DEVELOPMENT LIMITED 1981 ANNUAL REPORT.
WESTERN MINER, ENDAKO MINES; JULY, 1974, P.23,24.
PLACER DEVELOPMENT STAFF, ENDAKO: CANADA'S LARGEST
MOLYBDENUM PRODUCER; CANADIAN MINING JOURNAL, AUG., 1976,
P.14,17.
WESTERN MINER, ENDAKO; AUG., 1976, P.29-34.
CANEX PLACER LTD. STAFF, EXDAKO MINES DIVISION; IN MINERAL
INDUSTRIES IN WESTERN CANADA, THE TENTH COMMONWEALTH
MINING AND METALLURGICAL CONGRESS- SEPT. 2-28, 1974,
SECTION VI, ARTICLE P, P.1-23.
DRUMMOND, A.D. AND E. T. KIMURA, HYDROTHERMAN ALTERATION AT
ENDAKO- A COMPARISON TO EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES; CIM BULL.,
JULY, 1969, P.709-714.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 20-MAY-97 | Buckingham, David A. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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