Mishi

Prospect 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. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Ownership information
  11. Reserves and resources
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10255320
MAS/MILS ID 1220400138
Record type Site
Current site name Mishi
Alternate or previous names White Swan, Granges Glory, Mishibishu Lake

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -85.44994, 48.1164 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 5000(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) -85.44994, 48.1164

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface-Underground
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Discovery year 1990
Mining method Combined Methods - Other Combined Methods
Milling method Unspecified

Mining district

District name Mishibishu

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Macmillan Gold Corp.
    Interest 100
    Home office Canada
    Year 1997
    First year 1996
  • Type Owner
    Owner Macmillan Gold Corp.
    Interest 50
    Home office Canada
    Year 1991
    Last year 1996
  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Granges Inc.
    Interest 50
    Home office Canada
    Year 1991
    Last year 1996

Comments on the ownership information

  • BY END OF 1995 MACMILLAN GOLD CORPORATION AGREED TO PURCHASE GRANGES 50% INTEREST IN THE PROPERTY, FOR $225,000 & 600,000SH. ACTUAL SALE TOOK PLACE IN MARCH 1996.

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1989
    Inferred 1193856mt ore
    Total resources 1193856mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 5.7 g/mt Gold Major 1989
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1989
    Inferred 681296mt ore
    Total resources 681296mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 4.286 g/mt Gold Major 1989
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1989
    Inferred 512560mt ore
    Total resources 512560mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 7.577 g/mt Gold Major 1989
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1997
    Demonstrated 1424300mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 4.26 g/mt Gold Major 1997
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1989
    Inferred 1193856mt ore
    Total resources 1193856mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 5.7 g/mt Gold Major 1989

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Ownership

    GRANGES INC. 1995 FORM 10-K REPORT.

  • Reserve-Resource

    THE NORTHERN MINER PRESS, CANADIAN MINES HANDBOOK, 1990-91,

  • Reserve-Resource

    PP. 213, 268, 565.

  • Reserve-Resource

    THE NORTHERN MINER PRESS, CANAIDAN MINES HANDBOOK, 1991-92,

  • Reserve-Resource

    P. 241.

  • Reserve-Resource

    CANADIAN MINES HANCBOOK, 1996-97, P266.

  • Deposit

    GRANGES EXPLORATION LTD., REPORT TO SHAREHOLDERS; SEPT 1,

  • Deposit

    1988, PAGE 2.

  • Deposit

    MR #223, 1989, ONT-328; 12/31/89.

  • Deposit

    CANADIAN MINES HANDBOOK, 1996-97, P266.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 25-JUL-97 Buckingham, David A. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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