| Deposit ID | 10023393 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | I000290 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Reeves Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -82.08287, 48.20556 (WGS84) |
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Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Alaska(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Canada | Ontario |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Asbestos | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Asbestos | Ore |
| Chrysotile | Ore |
| Model code | 18 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 8d |
| Deposit model name | Serpentine-hosted asbestos |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Ultramafic Intrusive Rock > Peridotite > Dunite |
| (1) | -82.08287, 48.20556 |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Production years | 1968-1975 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Johns Manville Canada Inc. |
| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1967 | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 9000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | I000290 |
CANADA DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY, MINES AND RESOURCES, 1980, CANADIAN MINERAL DEPOSITS NOT BEING MINED IN 1980: MINERAL POLICY SECTOR INTERNAL REPORT MRI 80/7. 294 P.
CANADA DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY, MINES AND RESOURCES, 1984, CANADIAN MINERAL DEPOSITS NOT BEING MINED IN 1985: CANADA DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY, MINES AND RESOURCES MINERAL BULLETIN 198, 308 P.
ONTARIO DEPARTMENT OF MINES IMR 36.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | AN IRREGULARLY SHAPED DUNITE STOCK IS CUT BY NUMEROUS FRACTURES BEARING ASBESTOS. THE ASBESTOS-BEARING ZONE IS 500 FT WIDE AND AT LEAST 2000 FT LONG. |
| Deposit | LENTICULAR LAYERS OF ICE-LIKE MIRABILITE, AS MUCH AS 30 CM THICK, OCCUR AT THE BASE OF A 50 CM TO 1 M THICK SILTY HALITE CRUST IN THE NE PART OF THE SALAR. THE MIRABILITE CONTAINS NODULAR MASSES OF TAN HYDROGLAUBERITE. LOCALLY, THERE ARE ZONES OF CHIEFLY DRY, COHERENT MESH-WORK OF SAND-SIZED THENARDITE GRAINS AND SCATTERED PRISMATIC CRYSTALS OF TRANSLUCENT, WHITE THENARDITE AS MUCH AS 20 CM LONG. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-APR-1986 | Carbonaro, Marguerite M. (Orris, Greta J.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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