| Deposit ID | 10279055 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 1220600020 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Swim Lake |
| Geographic coordinates: | -133.18552, 62.25266 (WGS84) |
|---|
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Alaska(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country |
|---|
| Canada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Secondary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Zinc Critical | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Unknown |
| Galena | Unknown |
| Marcasite | Unknown |
| Pyrite | Unknown |
| Pyrrhotite | Unknown |
| Sphalerite | Unknown |
| (1) | -133.18552, 62.25266 |
|---|
| Thickness | 21M | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Length | 457M | ||||||||||
| Width | 152M | ||||||||||
| |||||||||||
| Development status | Prospect |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1963 |
| District name | Anvil District |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Cyprus Anvil Mining Corp. |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Canada |
| Year | 1979 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Cyprus Mines Corp |
| Interest | 63 |
| Home office | California |
| Year | 1979 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Cyprus Anvil Mining Corp |
| Interest | 37 |
| Home office | Canada |
| Year | 1979 |
| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1972 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indicated | 4500000mt ore | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Demonstrated | 4500000mt ore | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 4500000mt ore | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Type of workings | Surface | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 1220600020 |
ANNIS, R.C., D.A. CRANSTONE AND M. VALLEE, A SURVEY OF KNOWN
MINERAL DEPOSITS IN CANADA THAT ARE NOT BEING MINED;
ENERGY,MINES AND RESOURCES CANADA, MINERALS, MR 181,1978,
P.55,
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.26.
BROCK, J.S., GEOPHYSICAL EXPLORATION LEADING TO THE
DISCOVERY OF THE FARO DEPOSIT; CIM BULL., OCT.,1973,
P.97-116.
CANADIAN MINES HANDBOOK 1979-80, NORTHERN MINER PRESS LTD.,
1979, P.87,88.
CAMPBELL, FINLEY A AND VALERIE G. ETHIER, 1974, SULFUR
ISOTOPES, IRON CONTENT OF SPHALERITES AND ORE TEXTURES IN
THE ANVIL ORE BODY, CANADA, ECON. GEOL., V. 69 PP. 482-
493.
MINERAL POLICY SECTOR, DEPT. OF ENERGY, MINES AND RESOURCES,
PAZOUR, D.A., JULY 1979, CYPRUS ANVIL: LARGEST MINE IN THE
YUKON TERRITORY, WORLD MINING, PP. 40-45.
TEMPLEMAN-KLUIT, D.J., 1972, GEOLOGY AND ORIGIN OF THE FARO,
VANGORDA, AND SWIM CONCORDANT ZINC-LEAD DEPOSITS,
CENTRAL YUKON TERRITORY, GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA
BULLETIN 208, DEPT OF ENERGY, MINES AND RESOURCES, CANADA
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 27-FEB-1984 | Gazdik | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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MRDS records operators as of each record's last update (≤ 2019). Some of the operators listed here have since changed hands or dissolved:
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