East Kemptville

Plant in Nova Scotia, Canada with commodities Copper, Tin, Zinc
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. Ownership information
  9. Reserves and resources
  10. Workings at the site
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10206390
MAS/MILS ID 1220350005
Record type Site
Current site name East Kemptville
Alternate or previous names Yarmouthshell, East Kempville

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -65.68257, 44.26663 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Canada Nova Scotia

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Tertiary
Tin Critical Primary
Zinc Critical Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -65.68257, 44.26663

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Plant
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Discovery year 1978
Mining method Open Pit
Year of first production 1986
Plant type Beneficiation (Mill)
Plant subcategory Gravity
Milling method Gravity

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Shell Canada Resource Ltd.
    Interest 100
    Home office Canada
    Year 1981
  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Rio-Algom Ltd.
    Interest 100
    Year 1982

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1980
    Indicated 25000000mt ore
    Demonstrated 25000000mt ore
    Inferred 36300000mt ore
    Total resources 61300000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Tin Sn 0.2 wt-pct Tin Major 1980

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ESTIMATE
    Mining Method OPEN PIT
    Capacity 12800
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Unit Production Cost 3.65
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 250
    Operating Shifts per Day 2
    Year of Information 1989

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ENERGY, MINES AND RESOURCES CANADA, CANADIAN MINERAL

  • Deposit

    DEPOSITS NOT BEING MINED IN 1980, MINERAL POLICY SECTOR

  • Deposit

    INTERNAL REPORT, MRI 80/7, MAY, 1980, P.287.

  • Deposit

    NORTHERN MINER, SHELL CANADA IS ENCOURAGED IN NOVA SCOTIA,

  • Deposit

    APRIL 13, 1978, P.1,2.

  • Deposit

    NORTHERN MINER, SHELL USING TWO DRILL RIGS ON PROPERTY NEAR

  • Deposit

    YARMOUTH, APRIL 20, 1978, P.A21.

  • Deposit

    NORTHERN MINER, SHELL ESTIMATES TIN RESERVES IN NOVA SCOTIA,

  • Deposit

    FEB. 28, 1980, P.10

  • Deposit

    WHITAKER, JOHN C., NOVA SCOTIA MAY SEE LARGE OPEN PIT TIN.

  • Deposit

    NORTHERN MINER, MAY 8, 1980, P.10.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 20-NOV-1992 Porter, Kenneth E. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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