| Deposit ID | 10084898 |
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| MRDS ID | W700126 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Montauban Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Includes Tetrault, United Montauban |
| Geographic coordinates: | -72.34613, 46.83496 (WGS84) |
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| Relative position | AT MONTAUBAN, 50 MILES WEST OF QUEBEC CITY |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Alaska(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
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| Canada | Quebec |
| Commodity | Importance |
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| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Secondary |
| Lead | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
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| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Pyrrhotite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
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| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss | ||
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| (1) | -72.34613, 46.83496 |
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| Development status | Producer |
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| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discoverer | 1910 |
| Year of first production | 1911 |
| District name | Montauban Area |
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| Type | Owner |
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| Owner | Muscocho Explorations Ltd. |
| Year | 1984 | ||||||||||||||
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| Material | AG | ||||||||||||||
| Accuracy | Estimate | ||||||||||||||
| Description | Ap_Grade: ^0.17 Oz Ag/Ton | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1984 | ||||||||||||||
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| Material | AU | ||||||||||||||
| Accuracy | Estimate | ||||||||||||||
| Description | Ap_Grade: ^0.14 Oz Au/Ton | ||||||||||||||
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| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
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| Name | NORTH GOLD | ||||||||||||||
| Estimate year | 1982 | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 911000000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
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| Type | In-situ | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Name | SOUTH GOLD | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Estimate year | 1952 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 44000mt ore | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Type | In-situ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Name | BASE METAL ZONES | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Estimate year | 1955 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 345000mt ore | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
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| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W700126 |
ELEVATORSKI, E.A., 1985, GOLD DEPOSITS GUIDEBOOK: MINOBRAS MINING SERVICES, 146 P.
MINING MAGAZINE, JANUARY, 1987, P. 56.
CANADA DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY, MINES AND RESOURCES, 1983, CANADIAN MINERAL DEPOSITS NOT BEING MINED IN 1983: CANADA DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY, MINES AND RESOURCES MINERAL BULLETIN MR 198, 308 P.
CUMULATIVE PRODUCTION IS FROM CANADA DEPT. ENERGY, MINES AND RESOURCES, 1983
CANADA DEPT. ENERGY, MINES AND RESOURCES, 1983
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | MINERALIZED ZONES ARE FLAT TO SHALLOW-DIPPING; OCCUR WITHIN 200 FEET OF THE SURFACE AND VALUES DECREASE DOWN-DIP. NORTH GOLD IS 15 FEET THICK AND AT LEAST 2400 FEET LONG. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-DEC-1987 | Paidakovich, Matthew E. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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