| Deposit ID | 10206365 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 1220500013 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Orchan |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -77.71634, 49.7167 (WGS84) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Alaska(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Canada | Quebec |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Secondary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Ore Body (1) | -77.71634, 49.7167 |
|---|
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Orchan Div. |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Canada |
| Year | 1979 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Noranda Mines Ltd. |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Canada |
| Year | 1979 |
| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1978 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Measured | 297000mt ore | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Demonstrated | 297000mt ore | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 297000mt ore | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Type | In-situ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1978 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indicated | 630000mt ore | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Demonstrated | 630000mt ore | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 630000mt ore | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 1220500013 |
BELL, J.J., ORCHAN MINES LIMITED; D.E. PICKETT, ED., IN
MILLING PRACTICE IN CANADA, CIM SPECIAL VOLUME 16, 1978,
P.185,186.
CANADIAN MINES HANDBOOK 1979-80, NORTHERN MINER PRESS LTD.,
P.194.
BROWN, MR., ORCHAN FINDS DEEP COPPER OREBODY, NORTHERN
MINER, APRIL 27, 1978, P.1,19.
VITUANSKI, STEPHEN, ORCHAN SUSTAINING PLAN TO BE FINALIZED
BY MONTH-END; NORTHERN MINER, MAY 18, 1978, P.A1, A11.
NORTHERN MINER, QUEBEC GRANT REPRIEVES ORCHAN'S ZINC
OPERATION, JUNE 22, 1978, P.1,8.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 21-OCT-1983 | Porter, Kenneth E. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.