A geological summary report details the Brown-McDade vein system in the Mount Nansen mine area, Yukon. The deposit has produced approximately 34,000 ounces of gold and 131,000 ounces of silver from 225,000 tonnes of ore since 1996. The report describes two distinct deposit types exposed in the open pit, including their mineralogy, structure, and current plant capacity of 700 tonnes per day.
Use Cases
- Analyzing vein-hosted mineralization based on descriptions of quartz-sulphide veins and breccia.
- Studying mineralogy and ore composition based on listed minerals like pyrite, arsenopyrite, and sphalerite.
- Modeling deposit geometry based on described strike lengths, pipe dimensions, and fault offsets.
- Assessing production potential based on reported historical production figures and current plant capacity.
Strengths
- Report includes specific production figures: 34,000 oz gold, 131,000 oz silver from 225,000 tonnes.
- Provides detailed geological descriptions of two deposit types with dimensions (e.g., 50 m strike length, 15 m wide core).
- Includes current operational data: carbon-in-leach plant operating at 700 tonnes per day.
Limitations
- Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
Provenance
- Source
- Government of Yukon
- Time Range
- Report references production since 1996.
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-04-17 15:51:09.859920; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- Mount Nansen mine area, Yukon.