Montauban Mine

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10084898
MRDS ID W700126
Record type Site
Current site name Montauban Mine
Alternate or previous names Includes Tetrault, United Montauban

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -72.34613, 46.83496 (WGS84)
Relative position AT MONTAUBAN, 50 MILES WEST OF QUEBEC CITY

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
Zinc Critical Secondary
Lead Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Galena Ore
Pyrrhotite Ore
Sphalerite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Mesoproterozoic

Nearby scientific data

(1) -72.34613, 46.83496

Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • HR.AGE.MV: HELIKIAN

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discoverer 1910
Year of first production 1911

Mining district

District name Montauban Area

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Muscocho Explorations Ltd.

Production statistics

  • Year 1984
    Material AG
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^0.17 Oz Ag/Ton
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 5g/mt
  • Year 1984
    Material AU
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^0.14 Oz Au/Ton
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 4g/mt

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Name NORTH GOLD
    Estimate year 1982
    Total resources 911000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 3.794 g/mt Gold Major 1982
  • Type In-situ
    Name SOUTH GOLD
    Estimate year 1952
    Total resources 44000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 5.336 g/mt Gold Major 1952
    Silver Ag 56.188 g/mt Silver Major 1952
  • Type In-situ
    Name BASE METAL ZONES
    Estimate year 1955
    Total resources 345000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 31.906 g/mt Gold Major 1955
    Silver Ag 0.451 g/mt Silver Major 1955
    Zinc Zn 3.46 wt-pct Zinc Minor 1955
    Lead Pb 1.07 wt-pct Lead Minor 1955

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    MINING MAGAZINE, JANUARY, 1987, P. 56.

  • Deposit

    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.

  • Production

    CUMULATIVE PRODUCTION IS FROM CANADA DEPT. ENERGY, MINES AND RESOURCES, 1983

  • Reserve-Resource

    CANADA DEPT. ENERGY, MINES AND RESOURCES, 1983

General comments

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.

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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