Lorraine Nickel Mine-Canada

Past Producer in Quebec, Canada with commodities Nickel, Copper, Silver, Gold
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Controls for ore emplacement
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Reserves and resources
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10105522
MRDS ID W002763
Record type Site
Current site name Lorraine Nickel Mine-Canada

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -78.99969, 46.49999 (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
Nickel Critical Primary
Copper Primary
Silver Secondary
Gold Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Pyrrhotite Ore

Nearby scientific data

(1) -78.99969, 46.49999

Economic information

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Ore Is Related To An Elongated Metamorphosed Gabbroic Stock Of Uniform Composition, Composed Of 15-25 % Plagioclase And 55-85 % Hornblende And Uralite, Which Has Intruded Andesites And Basalts Of A Greenstone Belt.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Belleterre Area

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1971
    Total resources 500000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Nickel Ni 0.62 wt-pct Nickel Major 1971
    Copper Cu 1.57 wt-pct Copper Major 1971
    Silver Ag 6.22 g/mt Silver Minor 1971
    Gold Au 0.564 g/mt Gold Minor 1971

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BOLDT, JOSEPH R., JR., 1967, THE WINNING OF NICKEL: PRINCETON, NEW JERSEY, D. VAN NOSTRAND CO., INC., P. 44

  • Deposit

    NALDRETT,A.J.,AND GASPARRINI,E.L.,1971, ARCHAEAN NICKEL SULPHIDE DEPOSITS IN CANADA; GEO. SOC. OF AUSTRALIA, SPEC. PUB.P.209.

  • Deposit

    THE NORTHERN MINER,1974,CANADIAN MINES HANDBOOK 1974-1975,P. 206.

  • Production

    SEE REF. #3

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-FEB-1975 Shaffer, Glenn L. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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