South Bay Mines Division

Producer in Ontario, Canada with commodities Copper, Silver, 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. Mineral rights holdings
  9. Ownership information
  10. Reserves and resources
  11. Workings at the site
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10230012
MAS/MILS ID 1220400015
Record type Site
Current site name South Bay Mines Division

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -92.67712, 51.11442 (WGS84)

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 Primary
Silver Primary
Zinc Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -92.67712, 51.11442

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Selco Mining Corp.
    Interest 100
    Home office Canada
    Year 1975

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1978
    Indicated 296000mt ore
    Demonstrated 296000mt ore
    Total resources 296000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Zinc Zn 11.01 wt-pct Zinc Major 1978
    Copper Cu 1.53 wt-pct Copper Major 1978
    Silver Ag 67.9 g/mt Silver Major 1978

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall depth 222M
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 2
    Number of Shafts 1
    Length of Inclines (m) 1600
    Slope of Inclines 10
    Number of Inclines 1
    Capacity 450
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 350
    Year of Information 1977

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Production

    MALLORY, G.A., SELCO MINING CORPORATION - SOUTH BAY DIVISION

  • Production

    D.E. PICKETT, ED., IN MILLING PRACTICE IN CANADA, CIM

  • Production

    SPECIAL VOLUME 16, 1978, P.187 - 189.

  • Reserve-Resource

    CANADIAN MINES HANDBOOK 1979 - 80, NORTHERN MINER PRESS LTD.

  • Reserve-Resource

    P. 251.

  • Deposit

    MINING JOURNAL, NEAR STARTS UP AT UCHI LAKE; FEB. 12, 1971,

  • Deposit

    P.111.

  • Deposit

    MINING MAGAZINE, SOUTH BAY OFFICIALLY OPENED IN CANADA;

  • Deposit

    SEPT., 1971.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 77-RCD-611-RESERVES ARE AS OF MARCH 31,1976. 77-RCD-611-RESERVES ARE ALL ABOVE 465METERS DEPTH. 77-RCD-620-SHAFT IS BEING DEEPENED TO 650METERS.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 21-OCT-1983 Coffman, Joe U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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