Caland Mine

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. Ownership information
  9. Reserves and resources
  10. Workings at the site
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10206102
MAS/MILS ID 1220400064
Record type Site
Current site name Caland Mine
Alternate or previous names Lime Point Mine, Mink Point Mine

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -91.59327, 48.8192 (WGS84)
Elevation 400

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Quetico(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Geographic areas

Country State
Canada Ontario

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -91.59327, 48.8192

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Caland Ore Co. Ltd.
    Home office Canada
    Year 1977
  • Type Owner
    Owner Steep Rock Iron Mines Ltd.
    Interest 100
    Home office Canada
    Year 1977

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1976
    Measured 16000000mt ore
    Demonstrated 16000000mt ore
    Total resources 16000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Iron Fe 55 wt-pct Iron Trace 1976

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 2
    Mining Method BENCH (BERM)
    Capacity 10880
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 250
    Year of Information 1977

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Workings

    SCHABAS, WILLIAM, MARCONAJETS REMOVVE OVERBURDEN AT CALAND

  • Workings

    ORE; CANADIAN MINING JOURNAL, SEPT., 1976, P.39-43.

  • Deposit

    ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, CALAND - A PELLET PIONEER IN

  • Deposit

    NATURAL ORES; DEC., 1974, P.81-83.

  • Deposit

    DAYTON, STAN, MARCONAFLO STRIPS SILT AND PUMPS NEW LIFE INTO

  • Deposit

    CALAND; ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, AUG., 1976,

  • Deposit

    P.86-88.

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.