Adams

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 10133305
MAS/MILS ID 1220400012
Record type Site
Current site name Adams

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -79.91753, 48.08419 (WGS84)

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 Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -79.91753, 48.08419

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Dofasco (Jones E Laughlin)
    Interest 100
    Home office Canada
    Year 1975
  • Type Operator
    Owner Cliffs Of Canada (Cleveland Cliffs)
    Home office Canada
    Year 1975

Comments on the production information

  • PRODUCTION-1973: 1,500,000 ST-65.5% FE PELLETS

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1974
    Measured 97956000mt ore
    Demonstrated 97956000mt ore
    Total resources 97956000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Iron Fe 23 wt-pct Iron Trace 1974

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 2
    Mining Method BENCH (BERM)
    Percent Waste Rock 45
    Avg. Bench Height (meters) 12
    Max. Pit Slope (degrees) 57
    Capacity 10000
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 230
    Year of Information 1977

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Production

    WEST, F. J., G.E. GOODE AND R. VEDOVA, ADAMS MINE-DOMINION

  • Production

    FOUNDRIES AND STEEL; D.E. PICKETT, ED., IN MILLING

  • Production

    PRACTICE IN CANADA, CIM SPECIAL VOLUME 16, 1978, P235-238

  • Geology

    DUBUC, F., GEOLOGY OF THE ADAMS MINE; CIM BULL., FEB., 1966

  • Geology

    P.176-181.

  • Workings

    WEST, F.J., OPEN-PIT PLANNING AT THE ADAMS MINE; CIM BULL.,

  • Workings

    MARCH, 1966, P.329-331.

  • Deposit

    REF-OLIVER, L. K., HOW IALORE MINES, CONCENTRATES, & PELLETI

  • Deposit

    FE304 ORE, WORLD MINING, FEB71, P46-50.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 21-OCT-1983 Unknown U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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