Macleod Mine, George W.

Producer in Ontario, Canada with commodity Iron
Sections on this page
  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. Mineral rights holdings
  9. Ownership information
  10. Reserves and resources
  11. Workings at the site
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10133024
MAS/MILS ID 1220400042
Record type Site
Current site name Macleod Mine, George W.
Alternate or previous names Victoria Mine, Helen Mine

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -84.74801, 48.0233 (WGS84)
Elevation 435

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Canada Ontario

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -84.74801, 48.0233

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Algoma Ore Division
    Interest 100
    Home office Canada
    Year 1977
  • Type Owner
    Owner Algoma Steel Corp. Ltd.
    Interest 100
    Home office 105 West St, Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada
    Year 1977

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1974
    Measured 63500000mt ore
    Demonstrated 63500000mt ore
    Total resources 63500000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Iron Fe 35 wt-pct Iron Major 1974

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall depth 837M
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 2
    Mining Method SUBLEVEL 10-43
    Number of Shafts 1
    Length of Inclines (m) 4550
    Slope of Inclines 10
    Number of Inclines 2
    Capacity 7250
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 365
    Year of Information 1977

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Production

    JENNINGS, M., ALGOMA STEEL CORPORATION LTD., ORE DIVISION;

  • Production

    D.E. PICKETT, ED., IN MILLING PRACTICE IN CANADA, CIM

  • Production

    SPECIAL VOLUME 16, 1978, P.238-240.

  • Deposit

    ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, EXTENSIVE DEVELOPMENT OPENS

  • Deposit

    UP FURTHER ALGOMA RESERVES; DEC., 1974, P.84-86.

  • Deposit

    ENERGY, MINES AND RESOURCES CANADA, GEOLOGY AND ECONOMIC

  • Deposit

    MINERALS OF CANADA, 1970; P.174, 176

  • Deposit

    SKILLING''S 1978, ALGOMA IRON ORE SINTER SHIPMENTS TOTAL

  • Deposit

    1,703,290 G.T.; MARCH 17, 1979, P.6.

  • Deposit

    SKILLING'S ALGOMA ORE STARTS UP STAGE IV FACILITIES AT

  • Deposit

    WAWA, ONT.; AUG.25, 1979, P.13.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 21-OCT-1983 Porter, Kenneth E. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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