| Deposit ID | 10255099 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 1220400083 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Silverfields Teck |
| Alternate or previous names | Silverfields |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -79.67302, 47.37469 (WGS84) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Alaska(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Canada | Ontario |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Cobalt Critical | Secondary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Nickel Critical | Secondary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Ore Body (1) | -79.67302, 47.37469 |
|---|
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Mining method | Shrinkage Methods |
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Teck Corp. |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Canada |
| Year | 1979 |
| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1978 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Measured | 170000mt ore | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Demonstrated | 170000mt ore | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 170000mt ore | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Demonstrated | 470000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 470000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 1220400083 |
PETRUK, WILLIAM, MINERALOGY AND ORIGIN OF THE SILVERFIELDS
SILVER DEPOSIT IN THE COBALT AREA, ONTARIO; ECON.GEOL.,
VOL. 63, 1968, P.512-531.
CANADIAN MINES HANDBOOK 1979-80, NORTHERN MINER PRESS LTD.,
P.270.
CRANSTONE, D.A. AND R. T. WHILLANS, CANADIAN RESERVES OF
COPPER, NICKEL, LEAD, ZINC, MOLYBDENUM, SILVER AND GOLD
AS OF JAN.1, 1978, EMR CANADA, MINERALS, MR 185, 1979,
P.14.
VITUNSKI, S.J., SILVERFIELDS MINE STABLE PRODUCER IN
HISTORIC COBALT; NORTHERN MINER, MAY 4, 1978, P. 24.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 30-DEC-1994 | Porter, Kenneth E. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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