Tangier

Past Producer in Nova Scotia, 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. Ownership information
  9. Reserves and resources
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10255388
MAS/MILS ID 1220350009
Record type Site
Current site name Tangier

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -62.69386, 44.80601 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Canada Nova Scotia

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -62.69386, 44.80601

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Year of first production 1989
Milling method Gravity

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Nova Scotia Ltd.
    Interest 60
    Home office Canada
    Year 1990
  • Type Owner
    Owner Coxheath Gold Holdings Ltd.
    Interest 40
    Home office Canada
    Year 1990

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1990
    Demonstrated 131000mt ore
    Total resources 131000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 9.9 g/mt Gold Major 1990
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1990
    Demonstrated 131000mt ore
    Total resources 131000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 9.9 g/mt Gold Major 1990

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Reserve-Resource

    CMH, 91-92, P.123.

  • Reserve-Resource

    CMH, 90-91, P.140; MR 223, 1989, NS-5; (12/31/89).

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 05-JAN-1995 Porter, Kenneth E. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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