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Expo Ungava

Occurrence in Quebec, Canada with commodities Copper, Nickel, 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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Ownership information
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10039313
MRDS ID M046942
Record type Site
Current site name Expo Ungava

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -73.47151, 61.55297 (WGS84)

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
PGE Critical Tertiary

Comments on the commodity information

  • 1969

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Ultramafic Intrusive Rock
    Rock unit name Cape Smith-Wakeham Bay Belt Of Ultrabasics And Volcanics
    Rock description Cape Smith-Wakeham Bay Belt Of Ultrabasics And Volcanics
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Ultramafic Intrusive Rock

Nearby scientific data

(1) -73.47151, 61.55297
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1966

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Expo Ungava M.L

Comments on the workings information

  • 1970 - 71 , DD NEW AREA OF MINERALIZATION

Comments on development

  • ECON.COM: PROB. WITH ACCESSIBILITY, REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT, INFRASTRUCTURE. PROPERTY OPTIONED BY COMINCO.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ANNIS, CRANSTONE, AND VALLEE, KNOWN MIN. CA., 1978 : DEPT. ENERGY, MINES RESOURCES CA., BULL. MR 181

  • Deposit

    CANADIAN MINES HANDBOOK, 1973 - 74 : NO. MINER, P. 124

  • Reserve-Resource

    ANNIS ETAL., 1978 , KNOWN MIN. CA. NOT MINED

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-1978 Saso, Jerri L. U.S. Geological Survey

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