Chibougamau

Producer in Quebec, Canada with commodities Copper, Gold, Silver
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. Production statistics
  11. Reserves and resources
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10084837
MRDS ID W700050
Record type Site
Current site name Chibougamau

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -74.33284, 49.86831 (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
Gold Primary
Silver Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Pyrite Ore
Pyrrhotite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Tuff
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Mafic Volcanic Rock > Basalt
    Rock unit name Lac Dor Complex Anorthosite
    Rock description Lac Dor Complex Anorthosite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Anorthosite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -74.33284, 49.86831

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Production statistics

  • Year 1975
    Period 1955-1975
    Material ORE
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Cp_Grade: ^1.9% Cu, 0.047 Oz/T Au, 0.382 Oz/T Ag
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Ore Silver Silver 0g/mt
    Ore Gold Gold 0g/mt
    Major Ore Copper Copper 2wt-pct

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1975
    Total resources 104000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 1.48 wt-pct Copper Major 1975
    Gold Au 0.508 g/mt Gold Major 1975

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CANADA DEPARTMENT OF ENERGLY, MINES, AND RESOURCES, 1980, CANADIAN MINERAL DEPOSITS NOT BEING MINED IN 1980: CANADA DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY, MINES, AND RESOURCES MRI 80/7, 294 P

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit MASSIVE SULFIDES IN 900 FT WIDE SHEAR.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-1988 Mosier, Dan U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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