Hunter

Past Producer in Ontario, Canada 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. Ownership information
  10. Reserves and resources
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10255018
MAS/MILS ID 1220400157
Record type Site
Current site name Hunter

Comments on the site names

  • ALTERNATE NAME, "PORCUPINE LAKE".

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -81.17287, 48.4922 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

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
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -81.17287, 48.4922

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1908
Year of first production 1935

Mining district

District name Whitney Twp

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Kimex Resources Inc.
    Interest 50
    Home office Canada
    Year 1990
  • Type Owner
    Owner Wabigoon Resources Ltd.
    Interest 50
    Home office Canada
    Year 1990

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1990
    Inferred 1487783mt ore
    Total resources 1487783mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 8.159 g/mt Gold Major 1990
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1992
    Demonstrated 1487783mt ore
    Total resources 1487783mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 8.159 g/mt Gold Major 1992

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • DEMONSTRATED RESOURCES ARE THOSE WHICH ARE REPORTED AS STILL REMAINING AT THE MINE. RESOURCES; THE NORTHERN MINER, 7/2/90, PAGE 11.
  • PLANS ARE TO DEFINE A MINABLE RESOURCE OF 230,000 MT TO 280,000 AT 8.571 GR AU/MT. SEE "MI" REFERENCE #2.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CANADIAN MINES HANDBOOK, 1991-92, P. 393.

  • Deposit

    CANADIAN MINES HANDBOOK, 1992-93, PAGE 212.

  • Reserve-Resource

    THE NORTHERN MINER, "KIMEX, WABIGOON IN OPTION DEAL", JULY

  • Reserve-Resource

    2, 1990, PAGE 11.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit PROPERTY IS UNDERGOING UNDERGROUND DEVELOPMENT AND BULK SAMPL- ING, 1991. SEE REF. 001

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 30-DEC-94 Porter, Kenneth E. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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