Magnetite Bay Deposit

Prospect in Quebec, Canada with commodities Iron, Titanium
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. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10206211
MAS/MILS ID 1220500005
Record type Site
Current site name Magnetite Bay Deposit
Alternate or previous names Chibougamau, Ferchiba Project

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -74.0895, 49.91998 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Canada Quebec

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Primary
Titanium Critical Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -74.0895, 49.91998

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Campbell Chibougamau
    Interest 100
    Home office Canada
    Year 1975

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1974
    Measured 245000000mt ore
    Indicated 210000000mt ore
    Demonstrated 455000000mt ore
    Total resources 455000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Iron FeO 27.6 wt-pct Iron Major 1974
    Titanium TiO2 0.85 wt-pct Titanium Trace 1974

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Reserve-Resource

    CANADIAN MINES HANDBOOK 1979-80, NORTHERN MINER PRESS LTD.,

  • Reserve-Resource

    P.54

  • Reserve-Resource

    METAL SOURCEBOOK, DEC. 24, 1973, (A5443).

  • Deposit

    REF-THE FINANCIAL POST SURVEY OF MINES 1977, P.86.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 77-630-PART OF FERCHIB PROJECT WHICH INCLUDES THE LAKE ALBAN

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.