Nickel Plate

Past Producer 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. Ownership information
  10. Production statistics
  11. Reserves and resources
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10303176
MAS/MILS ID 1220100090
Record type Site
Current site name Nickel Plate
Alternate or previous names Canty, French, Good Hope, Hedley Mascot, Princeton Adit

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.0318, 49.37313 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Robinson Mountain OE N(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Hope(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Geographic areas

Country State
Canada British Columbia

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Secondary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -120.0318, 49.37313

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Mining method Open Pit
Year of first production 1987
Milling method Hydrometallurgy Unspecified

Mining district

District name Osoyoos

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Homestake Canada Inc.
    Interest 100
    Home office Canada
    Year 1997
  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner International Corona Corp.
    Interest 100
    Home office Canada
    Year 1991
  • Type Unknown
    Owner Golden North Resource Corp.
    Home office Canada
    Year 1991

Production statistics

  • Year 1987
    Description 4.04 G Au 482465 Mt Ore
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Gold Gold 482465mt 4g/mt
  • Year 1988
    Description 3.69 G Au 881494 Mt Ore
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Gold Gold 881494mt 4g/mt
  • Year 1989
    Description 2.77 G Au 1061818 Mt Ore
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Gold Gold 1061818mt 3g/mt
  • Year 1990
    Description 2.50 G Au 1143636 Mt Ore
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Gold Gold 1143636mt 3g/mt

Comments on the production information

  • DESCRIPTION SHOWS MILL FEED GRADES.

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1990
    Demonstrated 2718000mt ore
    Total resources 2718000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 2.78 g/mt Gold Major 1990
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1991
    Demonstrated 1869000mt ore
    Total resources 1869000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 3.09 g/mt Gold Major 1991
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1997
    Demonstrated 853000mt ore
    Total resources 853000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 2.709 g/mt Gold Major 1997
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1991
    Demonstrated 1869000mt ore
    Total resources 1869000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 3.09 g/mt Gold Major 1991

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Ownership

    CANADIAN MINES HANDBOOK, 1996-97, PP. 214, 215.

  • Reserve-Resource

    CANADIAN MINES HANDBOOK, 1991-92, P. 212.

  • Reserve-Resource

    INTERNATIONAL CORONA CORP., ANNUAL REPORT 1991. P. 16.

  • Reserve-Resource

    CANADING MINES HANDBOOK. 1996-97, PP. 214, 215

  • Deposit

    PRIVATE SOURCE; SEE COMMENTS; B-001, 002.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit METALS ECONOMICS GROUP, (MEG); "CURRENT ACTIVE CANADIAN GOLD MINES", AUGUST, 1991. CMH 1990-91, P. 136; MR 198, 1983, P. 222; (12/31/89). PRODUCTION STARTED 8/87: SCHEDUAL FOR CLOSURE IN 1996.

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.