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North American Mine

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10024352
MRDS ID ISM0061
Record type Site
Current site name North American Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -75.54959, 45.51665 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Ottawa(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Geographic areas

Country State
Canada Quebec

Comments on the location information

  • MINE LIES 8 MILES WEST OF BUCKINGHAM, ON LOT 28/RANGE VI

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Graphite Critical Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • GRAPHITE

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss
    Rock unit name Grenville;Grenville
    Rock description Grenville;Grenville

Nearby scientific data

(1) -75.54959, 45.51665
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • ; EXPOSURES IN VARIOUS PITS SUGGEST A SERIES OF PARALLEL GRAPHITIC BANDS OCCURRING IN A BELT ABOUT 300 FEET WIDE OVER SOME 2000 FEET.THE ORE BODY IS STATED TO HAVE A MAXIMUM WIDTH OF 10 FEET

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1870
Year of first production 1870
Year of last production 1912

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner The Buckingham Graphite Co.
    First year 1920

Comments on the production information

  • NONE

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • NO SIGNIFICANT TONNAGE PRESENT IN THE OLD WORKINGS: INSUFFICIENT INFORMATION AVAILABLE TO ASSESS TONNAGE AND GRADE

Comments on development

  • NON-GEOLOGIC CONSTRAINTS ON DEVELOPMENT OR EXPANSION IN 1-5 YRS. (). DEVELOPMENT(NO); EXPLORATION(YES); BETWEEN 1873 AND 1875 THE GRAPHITE WAS USED TO MAKE STOVE POLISH IN 1982, AIRBORNE GEOPHYSICAL SURVEY WAS CARRIED OUT FOR GRAPHITE BY THE QUEBEC DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY AND RESOURCES. IN 1983 THERE WAS CLAIM STAKING AND SURFACE MAPPING IN THE TOWNSHIP

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SPENCE, H.S. "GRAPHITE", CANADA, DEPARTMENT OF MINES, MINES BRANCH, PUBLICATION NO.511, 1920, P.54-55

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THIS RECORD WAS COMPILED FOR THE INTERNATIONAL STRATEGIC MINERALS INVENTORY. THE DATA WERE USED IN PREPARATION OF THE USGS CIRCULAR 930 SERIES OF REPORTS. MINERAL RESOURCE CATEGORIES AND CODES HEREIN ARE FROM THE INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM RECOMMENDED BY THE UNITED NATIONS GROUP OF EXPERTS ON DEFINITIONS AND TERMINOLOGY FOR MINERAL RESOURCES. (SEE NATIONAL RESOURCES FORUM, V. 4, NO. 3, P. 307-313.). SURFUNDERGROUND NO

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-1984 Zwartendyk, Jan Energy Mines and Resources of Canada

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