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Bois Brule

Occurrence in Quebec, Canada with commodity Halite
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Geologic structures
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10023788
MRDS ID I001534
Record type Site
Current site name Bois Brule

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -61.9291, 47.23323 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Canada Quebec

Comments on the location information

  • IN MADELEINE ISLANDS

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Halite Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Halite Ore
Gypsum Gangue
Potash Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Chemical Sediment > Evaporite
    Rock unit name Windsor Group
    Rock description Windsor Group
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Mississippian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Mississippian

Nearby scientific data

(1) -61.9291, 47.23323
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Anticlines

Comments on the geologic information

  • PERM-CARB MARINE SEDIMENTS ARE ALSO ASSOCIATED WITH THE DEPOSIT.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1973
Discoverer Soquem

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Canadian Salt Co. Ltd.

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • RESERVES TO 60 M DEPTH

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CANADA DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY, MINES AND RESOURCES, 1989, CANADIAN MINERAL DEPOSITS NOT BEING MINED IN 1989: CANADA DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY, MINES, AND RESOURCES MINERAL BULLETIN MR223, UNPAGINATED

  • Reserve-Resource

    EMR, 1989

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit IN MADELEINE ISLANDS ARE 3, OR MORE E-W TRENDING STEEP ANTICLINAL RIDGES OF WINDSOR EVAPORITES BREAK THROUGH OVERLYING SEDIMENTS.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAY-1992 Wells, Tina M. (Orris, Greta J.) U.S. Geological Survey

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