Lawyers

Plant in British Columbia, Canada with commodities Gold, Silver
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. Land status
  11. Ownership information
  12. Production statistics
  13. Reserves and resources
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10278917
MAS/MILS ID 1220100102
Record type Site
Current site name Lawyers
Alternate or previous names Agb, Dukes Ridge, Midzone, Cliff Creek

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -127.16841, 57.33314 (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 British Columbia

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Secondary

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -127.16841, 57.33314

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Plant
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Discovery year 1969
Mining method Open Stope - Sublevel
Year of first production 1989
Plant type Leach
Plant subcategory Hydromet
Milling method Unspecified

Mining district

District name Omineca

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim
Type of mineral rights Patented

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Cheni Gold Mines Inc.
    Interest 100
    Home office Canada
    Year 1991

Production statistics

  • Year 1989
    Description 10.26 G Au 140873 Mt Ore
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Gold Gold 140873mt 10g/mt
  • Year 1990
    Description 9.58 G Au 200702 Mt Ore
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Gold Gold 200702mt 10g/mt

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1991
    Demonstrated 726000mt ore
    Total resources 726000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 7.65 g/mt Gold Major 1991
    Silver Ag 208.9 g/mt Silver Minor 1991
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1991
    Inferred 139434mt ore
    Total resources 139434mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 6.857 g/mt Gold Major 1991
    Silver Ag 198.857 g/mt Silver Minor 1991
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1991
    Measured 54431mt ore
    Demonstrated 54431mt ore
    Total resources 54431mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 13.371 g/mt Gold Major 1991

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • RESOURCE ESTIMATE; CMH 1990-91, PAGE 112; (12/31/89). CLIFF CREEK ZONE RESOURCE HAVE BEEN DOWNGRADED. SEE "R" REFERENCE 004-005.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Reserve-Resource

    THE NORTHERN MINER, "LAWYERS PUSHES CHENI INTO RED", MAY 20,

  • Reserve-Resource

    1991, PAGE ???.

  • Reserve-Resource

    CANADIAN MINES HANDBOOK, 1991-92, PAGE 100.

  • Reserve-Resource

    THE NORTHERN MINER, "CHENI CONSIDERS SUSPENDING LAWYERS",

  • Reserve-Resource

    OCT. 28, 1991, PAGE 3.

  • Deposit

    CANADIAN MINES HANDBOOK, 1996-97, PP. 502, 104.

  • Deposit

    MR 213, 1986, P290; 12/31/89:

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit PRODUCTION STARTED 3/89

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-JUN-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.