Bousquet Mine

Producer in Quebec, Canada with commodities 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. Mining district
  11. Production statistics
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10084877
MRDS ID W700104
Record type Site
Current site name Bousquet Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -78.44967, 48.24999 (WGS84)
Relative position 6.5 KM NORTHWEST OF CADILLAC

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
Gold Primary
Silver Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Calaverite Ore
Gold Ore
Petzite Ore
Pyrite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoarchean
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoarchean
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)

Nearby scientific data

(1) -78.44967, 48.24999

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Bousquet Region

Production statistics

  • Year 1984
    Material AU
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^0.16 Oz Au/Ton
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Gold Gold 5g/mt

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    VALLIANT, R.I., MONGEAU, C., AND DOUCET, R., 1982, THE BOSQUET PYRITIC GOLD DEPOSIT, BOSQUET REGION, QUEBEC, IN HODDER, R.W., AND PETRUK, WILLIAM, GEOLOGY OF CANADIAN GOLD DEPOSITS: CANADIAN INSTITUTE OF MINING AND METALLURGY, 286 P.

  • Deposit

    MINING MAGAZINE, JANUARY, 1987, P. 56.

  • Deposit

    ELEVATORSKI, E.A., 1985, GOLD DEPOSITS GUIDEBOOK: MINOBRAS MINING SERVICES, 146 P.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-1987 Paidakovich, Matthew E. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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