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Cassiar Asbestos Mine

Producer in British Columbia, Canada with commodity Asbestos
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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. Ownership information
  9. Reserves and resources
  10. Workings at the site
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10159777
MAS/MILS ID 1220100032
Record type Site
Current site name Cassiar Asbestos Mine

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -129.81861, 59.33314 (WGS84)
Elevation 1985

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Canada British Columbia

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Asbestos Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -129.81861, 59.33314
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface-Underground
Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant Yes
Milling method Sizing

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Princeton Mining Corp.
    Interest 100
    Home office Canada
    Year 1992
  • Type Operator
    Owner Cassiar Mining Corp.
    Home office Canada
    Year 1992

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1977
    Measured 14800000mt ore
    Demonstrated 14800000mt ore
    Total resources 14800000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Asbestos Asbestos 9 wt-pct Asbestos Trace 1977

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • BENCH (BERM)/SUBLEVEL STOPE RESOURCES IN RECOVERABLE MT CASSIAR MINING CORPORATION WAS PUT UNDER RECEIVERSHIP IN FEBRUARY 4, 1992. THE FOLLOWING DAY THE OPERATI0ON WAS STOPPED.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 2
    Mining Method BENCH (BERM)
    Percent Waste Rock 30
    Capacity 8400
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 250
    Year of Information 1977

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    EVANS, DAVID, AMBITIOUS DUST CONTROL PROGRAM MAKES CASSIAR

  • Deposit

    A BETTER PLACE TO WORK; CANADIAN MINING JOURNAL,

  • Deposit

    NOV., 1977, P.24-29.

  • Deposit

    CASSIAR ASBESTOS CORP. LTD. STAFF, THE CASSIAR STORY,

  • Deposit

    CIM BULL., APR., 1978,

  • Deposit

    ROBERTS, RICHARD J., IMPROVEMENTS AT CASSIAR'S B.C.

  • Deposit

    OPERATION SHOW GOOD RESULTS, THE NORTHERN MINER, AUG. 11,

  • Deposit

    1977, P.1,2.

  • Deposit

    WESTERN MINER, ASBESTOS IN WESTERN CANADA AT CASSIAR B.C.,

  • Deposit

    NOV., 1978, P.18.

  • Deposit

    BOTTOMLEY, PAMELA, FUTURE LOOKS BRIGHT FOR CASSIAR ASBESTOS;

  • Deposit

    NORTHERN MINER, AUG. 23, 1979, P.1,15.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 77-RCD-630-MILL CAPACITY IS RATED AT APPROX. 100,000MTPY FIB APPROX. 3000MTPD MILL FEED.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 21-APR-1992 Porter, Kenneth E. U.S. Bureau of Mines

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