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Magpie Mtn. Area

Occurrence in Quebec, Canada with commodities Iron, Titanium, Metal, Vanadium
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Links to other databases
  9. Bibliographic references
  10. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10090530
MRDS ID D000200
Record type Site
Current site name Magpie Mtn. Area

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -64.24911, 51.33327 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Canada Quebec

Comments on the location information

  • LAT. & LONG. LOCATION IS APPROXIMATE.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Tertiary
Titanium, Metal Critical Tertiary
Vanadium Critical Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -64.24911, 51.33327
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: TITANIFEROUS MAGNETITE IN TWO MASSIVE DEPOSITS AND TWO DISSEMINATED DEPOSITS IN GABBROIC ANORTHOSITE, ILMENITE AND MAGNETIC FINELY INTERGROWN. PRECAMBRIAN. (ROSE, 1969).

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Comments on the production information

  • NO PRODUCTION, BUT INTENSIVELY EXPLORED

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • "MILLIONS TO BILLIONS" OF TONS OF "ORE" (ROSE, 1969); CONC'S=49% FE,16% TIO2, 0.2% V2O5 (ROSE, 1970); V RESOURCES MODERATE TO LARGE (RPF EST.); ADDITIONAL RESERVE FIGURES FOR FOUR TITANIFEROUS MAGNETITE BODIES IN THIS AREA ARE GIVEN IN MARCEL & RABY (1971). METALLURGICAL TESTS BY VARIOUS METHODS INDICATE SOME FUTURE POSSIBILITIES.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    UN, 1970, IRON RESOURCES OF WORLD

  • Deposit

    ROSE, E. R., 1969, CANADA G. S., ECON. GEOL. REPT. 25; ALSO 1973, CANADA G. S., ECON. GEOL. REPT. 27; ALSO CANADA G. S. PAPER 69-54

  • Deposit

    VALLEE, MARCEL AND RABY, RAYMOND, 1971, CAN. MIN & MET. BULL., DEC., V. 64, NO. 716, P. 60-67

  • Deposit

    KISH, L., 1972, CAN. MIN. & MET. BULL., MARCH 1972

  • Reserve-Resource

    ITEM 1: ROSE, 1969; ITEM 2: UN, 1970

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-AUG-1973 Fischer, Richard P. U.S. Geological Survey

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