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Renzy Mines, Ltd.

Producer in Quebec, Canada with commodities Copper, Nickel, Gold, Silver, Platinum, PGE
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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. Geologic structures
  9. Ore body information
  10. Controls for ore emplacement
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Ownership information
  13. Production statistics
  14. Reserves and resources
  15. Workings at the site
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. General comments
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10039293
MRDS ID M046913
Record type Site
Current site name Renzy Mines, Ltd.
Alternate or previous names Renzy Lake, Lake Renzy, Renzy Mines

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -76.68545, 46.80248 (WGS84)
Relative position 71 MILES NW MANIWAKI. 105 AIR MILES NORTH OF OTTAWA.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Canada Quebec

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Nickel Critical Primary
Gold Secondary
Silver Secondary
Platinum Critical Secondary
PGE Critical Secondary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Ultramafic Intrusive Rock > Hornblendite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -76.68545, 46.80248
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Folding

Ore body information

  • General form LENS

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Ore Zone In East Limb Of A Fold.

Comments on the geologic information

  • AN ULTRABASIC BODY OCCURS AS A SYNFORM IN GRENVILLE TYPE PARAGNEISS.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1955
Year of first production 1969

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Renzy Mines Ltd.

Production statistics

  • Year 1972
    Period Mo To 1972
    Material CU
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Cp_Grade: ^.7 % Avg.
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Copper Copper 1wt-pct
  • Year 1972
    Period Mo. To 1972
    Material NI
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Cp_Grade: ^.7 % Avg.
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Nickel Nickel 1wt-pct

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1972
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 0.7 wt-pct Copper Major 1972
    Nickel Ni 0.7 wt-pct Nickel Major 1972

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 598.956HA

Comments on the workings information

  • OPEN PIT,MINE CLOSED APRIL 1972 DUE TO CANCELLATION WITH FALCONBRIDE NI.,MINE CLOSED APRIL 1972 DUE TO CANCELLATION WITH FALCONBRIDE NI.

Comments on development

  • 20 YEAR LEASE ASSIGNED TO SHERIDAN GEOPHYSICS. NEW HOSED TO BRING PROPERTY INTO PRODUCTION. ; ECON.COM: MINE MIGHT REMAIN CLOSED DUE TO INCREASED COSTS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ANNIS, CRANSTONE, VALLEE, 1978 , MINERAL DEPOSITS IN CA NOT MINED: ENERGY, MINES, & RES. CA. BULL. 181

  • Deposit

    EMJ INTERNATIONAL DIR. MINING: ENG. MIN. JOUR. 1976

  • Deposit

    CANADIAN MINES HANDBOOK, 1973 - 74 : NO. MINER

  • Deposit

    CANADIAN MINES HANDBOOK,1976-1977: NI MINER PRESS, LTD., TORONTO, CA. P.273

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit TEMPORARILY INACTIVE ( 1976 ). MIGHT NOT RESUME PRODUCTION DUE TO CAPITAL COST INCREASES ( ANNIS 1978 ).

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-NOV-1978 Blair, Will N. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-NOV-1979 Oster, Karel L. U.S. Geological Survey

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