Kerr Sulphurets

Prospect in British Columbia, Canada with commodities Copper, 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. Ownership information
  9. Reserves and resources
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10230169
MAS/MILS ID 1220100139
Record type Site
Current site name Kerr Sulphurets

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -130.26848, 56.47478 (WGS84)
Elevation 1200
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Bradfield Canal SE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Bradfield Canal(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Geographic areas

Country State
Canada British Columbia

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -130.26848, 56.47478

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Mining method Open Pit
Milling method Flotation

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Placer Dome Inc.
    Interest 100
    Home office Canada
    Year 1995

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1996
    Demonstrated 174181000mt ore
    Total resources 174181000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 0.66 wt-pct Copper Major 1996
    Gold Au 0.5 g/mt Gold Major 1996

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Reserve-Resource

    PLACER DOME INC., 1994 ANNUAL REPORT, P.16,17.

  • Reserve-Resource

    PLACER DOME INC., PRESS RELEASE, 2/22/96, P.11.

  • Deposit

    ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, 9/89, P.99.

  • Deposit

    CANADIAN MINING JOURNAL, 3/90, P.42.

  • Deposit

    CANADIAN MINES HANDBOOK, 1990-91, P.363.

  • Deposit

    CANADIAN MINES HANDBOOK, 1991-92, P.319.

  • Deposit

    EMR CANADA, MR223, 1989, BC-321.

  • Deposit

    NORTHERN MINER, 7/22/91, P.20.

  • Deposit

    PLACER DOME INC., NEWS RELEASE, 12/23/91.

  • Deposit

    SKILLINGS', 1/25/92, P.18.

  • Deposit

    PLACER DOME INC., 1992 ANNUAL REPORT, P.8.

  • Deposit

    PLACER DOME INC., 1993 ANNUAL REPORT, P.13,14.

  • Deposit

    PLACER DOME INC., PRESS RELEASE, 2/26/96,

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 28-AUG-1996 Porter, Kenneth E. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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

Operator history (post-MRDS)

MRDS records operators as of each record's last update (≤ 2019). Some of the operators listed here have since changed hands or dissolved:

Curated by qvyshift.com from publicly-reported M&A activity (SEC filings, press releases, USGS Mineral Yearbooks). Not authoritative — verify against primary sources before relying on it. The MSHA panel above is the current authoritative source for actively-permitted mines.