Vangorda Creek

Prospect in Canada with commodities Lead, Silver, Zinc
Sections on this page
  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. Ownership information
  11. Workings at the site
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10255616
MAS/MILS ID 1220600021
Record type Site
Current site name Vangorda Creek

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -133.18552, 62.24986 (WGS84)
Elevation 1000
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Canada

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Silver Secondary
Zinc Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Arsenopyrite Unknown
Barite Unknown
Chalcopyrite Unknown
Galena Unknown
Magnetite Unknown
Marcasite Unknown
Pyrite Unknown
Pyrrhotite Unknown
Sphalerite Unknown
Tennantite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -133.18552, 62.24986

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 21M
    Length 726M
    Width 152M
    Depth to top 45M
    Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 1
    MAS Column # 1
    Type of Orebody #1 MASS SULFIDE
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Shape of Orebody #2 IRREGULAR
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Primary Ore Control UNKNOWN
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. UNKNOWN
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 UNKNOWN
    Date of Last Modification 830714

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1953

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Cyprus Anvil Mining Corp.
    Interest 100
    Year 1981

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method PROPOSED
    Mining Method OPEN PIT
    Avg. Overburden Thickness 45
    Primary Material Cover SAND, GRAVEL
    Hardness of Ore HARD ROCKS
    Capacity 5667
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Unit Production Cost 5.4
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 300
    Year of Information 1981

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    WESTERN MINER, JANUARY 1981, P.55-56.

  • Deposit

    DEBROCK, J.S., OCTOBER 1973, GEOPHYSICAL EXPLORATION LEADING

  • Deposit

    TO THE DISCOVERY OF THE FARO DEPOSIT: CIM BULLETIN,

  • Deposit

    P.97-116.

  • Deposit

    CAMPBELL, F., AND EHTIER, V.G., 1974, SULFUR ISOTOPES, IRON

  • Deposit

    CONTENT OF SPHALERITES AND ORE TEXTURES IN THE ANVIL

  • Deposit

    ORE BODY, CANADA: ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, VOL.69, P.482-493.

  • Deposit

    CYPRUS ANVIL, 1979-80 ANNUAL REPORT AND INTERIM REPORT.

  • Deposit

    CYPRUS ANVIL TO BUY VANGORDA, MARCH 1979, CANADIAN MINING

  • Deposit

    JOURNAL, P.25.

  • Deposit

    EROLA, J., NOVEMBER 27, 1980, GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR OUR

  • Deposit

    MINES: THE NORTHERN MINER, P.113.

  • Deposit

    MINERAL POLICY SECTOR, DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY, MINES, AND

  • Deposit

    RESOURCES, 1980, VANGORDA CREEK, OTTAWA, CANADA.

  • Deposit

    TEMPELMAN-KLUIT, D.J., 1972, GEOLOGY AND ORIGIN OF THE FARO,

  • Deposit

    VANGORDA, AND SWIM CONCORDANT ZINC-LEAD DEPOSITS,

  • Deposit

    CENTRAL YUKON TERRITORY, GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA

  • Deposit

    BULLETIN 208, DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY, MINES, AND

  • Deposit

    RESOURCES, CANADA.

  • Deposit

    RESOURCES, 1980, SWIM LAKE, OTTAWA CANADA.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-FEB-84 Rfb U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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