Fortune

Occurrence in Newfoundland, Canada with commodities Silica, Aluminum, Iron
Sections on this page
  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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Ownership information
  11. Reserves and resources
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10023795
MRDS ID I001544
Record type Site
Current site name Fortune

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -55.8853, 47.00207 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Canada Newfoundland

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silica Primary
Aluminum Critical Secondary
Iron Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Quartzite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite
    Rock unit name Random Formation
    Rock description Random Formation
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cambrian

Nearby scientific data

(1) -55.8853, 47.00207

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Crownland
    First year 1987

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1967
    Total resources 8036000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Silica SiO2 96.37 wt-pct Silica Major 1967
    Aluminum Al2O3 1.52 wt-pct Aluminum Minor 1967
    Iron Fe2O3 0.49 wt-pct Iron Minor 1967

Comments on development

  • FIRST INVESTIGATED IN 1947. MAPPED IN 1948. DRILLING AND CHIP SAMPLING 1965-66.

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 THERE ARE SEVERAL OTHER DEPOSITS NEARBY.

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.