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Golden Patricia

Plant in Ontario, Canada with commodities Gold, Silver
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Mineral rights holdings
  12. Ownership information
  13. Production statistics
  14. Reserves and resources
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10255075
MAS/MILS ID 1220400132
Record type Site
Current site name Golden Patricia
Alternate or previous names Muskeg Lake Project

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -91.23346, 51.40002 (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
Silver Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Unknown
Pyrite Unknown
Pyrrhotite Unknown
Quartz Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -91.23346, 51.40002
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike W05N
    Dip 70N
    Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 1
    MAS Column # 1
    Type of Orebody #1 FISSURE VEIN
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Type of Orebody #2 SHEAR ZONE
    Shape of Orebody #2 PIPELIKE
    Type of Orebody #3 STRATABOUND
    Primary mode of Origin OTHER
    Secondary mode of Origin OTHER
    Primary Ore Control IGNEOUS
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 UNKNOWN
    Strike And Dip W05N:70N
    Date of Last Modification 930916

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Plant
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Discovery year 1985
Mining method Shrinkage Methods
Year of first production 1988
Plant type Leach
Plant subcategory Hydromet
Milling method Leach-Precipitation

Mining district

District name Meen-Dempster

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim
Type of mineral rights Patented

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Barrick Gold Corp. (American Barrick Resources Corp.)
    Interest 100
    Home office Canada
    Year 1997
    First year 1995
  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner American Barrick Resources Corp.
    Interest 100
    Home office Canada
    Year 1997
    First year 1994
    Last year 1995
  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Lac Minerals Ltd.
    Interest 100
    Home office Canada
    Year 1997
    Last year 1994

Production statistics

  • Year 1988
    Description 18.95 G Au 23636 Mt Ore
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Gold Gold 23636mt 19g/mt
  • Year 1989
    Description 22.16 G Au 110909 Mt Ore
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Gold Gold 110909mt 22g/mt
  • Year 1990
    Description 20.9 G Au 124545 Mt Ore
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Gold Gold 124545mt 21g/mt
  • Year 1991
    Description 17.21 125192 Mt Ore
  • Year 1992
    Description 19.51 G/Mt Au (81,500 T Oz Au) 135715 Mt Ore
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Gold Gold 135715mt 20g/mt
  • Year 1993
    Description 17.69 G/Mt Au (74,700 T Oz Au) 136713 Mt Ore
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Gold Gold 136713mt 20g/mt
  • Year 1994
    Description 17.21 G/Mt Au (76,600 T Oz Au) 141884 Mt Ore
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Gold Gold 141884mt 17g/mt
  • Year 1995
    Description 14.91 G/Mt Au (70,861 T Oz Au) 150956 Mt Ore
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Gold Gold 150956mt 15g/mt
  • Year 1996
    Description 12.07 G/Mt Au (53,302 T Oz Au) 140251 Mt Ore
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Gold Gold 140251mt 12g/mt

Comments on the production information

  • DESCRIPTION SHOWS MILL FEED GRADES.

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1992
    Demonstrated 600000mt ore
    Total resources 600000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 19.9 g/mt Gold Major 1992
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1992
    Demonstrated 538868mt ore
    Total resources 538868mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 19.89 g/mt Gold Major 1992
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1992
    Inferred 251291mt ore
    Total resources 251291mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 15.77 g/mt Gold Major 1992
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1993
    Demonstrated 327000mt ore
    Total resources 327000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 21.9 g/mt Gold Major 1993
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1993
    Inferred 339000mt ore
    Total resources 339000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 15.1 g/mt Gold Major 1993
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1996
    Demonstrated 92533mt ore
    Total resources 92533mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 13.78 g/mt Gold Major 1996
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1997
    Demonstrated 36288mt ore
    Total resources 36288mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 12.72 g/mt Gold Major 1997
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1993
    Demonstrated 539000mt ore
    Total resources 539000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 19.9 g/mt Gold Major 1993

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Production

    BARRICK GOLD CORP., 1996 FORM 40-F, P46.

  • Reserve-Resource

    RESOURCES DATA FROM "R" DATA SET - RECORD 9.

  • Reserve-Resource

    GEOLOGY AND ORIGIN OF THE GOLDEN PATRICIA DEPOSIT, PICKLE

  • Reserve-Resource

    LAKE, ONTARIO, CANADA, ABSTRACT FROM CMA WESTERN MINING

  • Reserve-Resource

    CONF., FEB. 5-7, 1992.

  • Reserve-Resource

    CANADIAN MINES HANDBOOK, 1992-93, PAGE 216.

  • Reserve-Resource

    LAC MINERALS LTD., 1992 AR, PAGE 17.

  • Deposit

    CANADIAN MINES HANDBOOK, 1996-97, PP.60-64, 472.

  • Deposit

    THE MINING JOURNAL, V328, #8417, FEB., 21, 1997, P10.

  • Deposit

    CANADIAN MINES HANDBOOK, 1996-97, P 62.

  • Deposit

    BARRICK GOLD CORPORATION, 1996 FORM 40-F, PP. 14, 47.

  • Deposit

    BARRICK GOLD CORPORATION, 1996 ANUAL REPORT.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit LOCATED ABOUT 65 KM W-SW OF THE TOWN OF PICKLE LAKE. PRODUCTION BEGAN IN OCT., 1988: MINING OPERATIONS CEASED IN MARCH OF 1997 PROPERTY IS EXPECTED TO CLOSE IN 4TH QTR OF 1998.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 23-JUL-97 Buckingham, David A. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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