| Deposit ID | 10111283 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W700033 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Asbestos Hill |
| Alternate or previous names | Amiante Hill |
| Geographic coordinates: | -72.99924, 62.00021 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Location accuracy | 1000(meters) |
| Relative position | 35 MILES SSW OF DECEPTION BAY., Highly Uncertain Location |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Alaska(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Canada | Quebec |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Asbestos | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chrysotile | Ore |
| Talc | Gangue |
| Model code | 18 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 8d |
| Deposit model name | Serpentine-hosted asbestos |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Ultramafic Intrusive Rock > Peridotite > Dunite | ||||
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| (1) | -72.99924, 62.00021 |
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| Plunge | 25-30 |
|---|---|
| Plunge direction | NE |
| Length | 400M |
| Width | 61M |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1957 |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Asbestos Corp., Ltd |
| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
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| Estimate year | 1973 | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 8497000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
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| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1980 | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 7120000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W700033 |
STEWART, R.V., 1981, GEOLOGY AND EVALUATION OF THE ASBESTOS HILL ORE BODY, IN RIORDAN, P.H., ED., GEOLOGY OF ASBESTOS DEPOSITS: NEW YORK, SOCIETY OF MINING ENGINEERS OF THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF MINING, METALLURGICAL, AND PETROLEUM ENGINEERS INC., P. 53-62.
HARBEN, P.W., AND BATES, R.L., 1984, ASBESTOS, IN GEOLOGY OF THE NONMETALLICS: NEW YORK, METAL BULLETIN INC., P. 324-335.
TIPHANE, MARCEL, 1973, ASBESTOS IN QUEBEC: QUEBEC DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES SPECIAL PAPER 14, P. 61-63.
"ASBESTOS IN QUEBEC", 1973
ASBESTOS, 1980, V. 63, NO. 1.
ASBESTOS, 1981, V. 64, NO. 2.
"ASBESTOS IN QUEBEC"; ASBESTOS, 1980; ASBESTOS, 1981.
MINIMUM ESTIMATE OF ORRIS (1984).
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | DIMENSIONS ARE APPROXIMATE. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-DEC-87 | Orris, Greta J. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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