| Deposit ID | 10215279 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 1220500055 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Mount Wright |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -68.26595, 51.93327 (WGS84) |
| Location accuracy | 1000(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Alaska(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Canada | Quebec |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Iron | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Biotite | Unknown |
| Feldspar | Unknown |
| Hematite | Unknown |
| Magnetite | Unknown |
| Quartz | Unknown |
| Thickness | 63M | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Length | 8000M | ||||||||
| Width | 2400M | ||||||||
| |||||||||
| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | Yes |
| Mining method | Open Pit |
| Year of first production | 1974 |
| Milling method | Magnetic |
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Quebec Cartier Mining Co. |
| Interest | 100 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Dofasco |
| Interest | 50 |
| Year | 1993 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Mitsui Co |
| Interest | 25 |
| Year | 1993 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Companhia De Empresas De Minaracao Of Brazil |
| Interest | 25 |
| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Indicated | 2511000000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Demonstrated | 2511000000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 2511000000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1993 | ||||||||||||||
| Demonstrated | 1600000000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 1600000000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Type of workings | Surface | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Area | 981HA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 1220500055 |
AME MINERAL ECONOMICS QUARTERLY MINE ANALYSIS, JUN 93,P. 36.
QUEBEC CARTIER MINING COMPANY, "THE MOUNT WRIGHT STORY",
BOURASSA, P.J., COMPANY BROCHURE, HISTORY AND DEVELOPMENT
OF MOUNT WRIGHT, 1977, 35 PP.
SKILLINGS, D.N., JR., QUEBEC CARTIER MINING CO.'S MOUNT
WRIGHT IRON ORE PROJECT, SKILLINGS MINING REVIEW, FEB. 12,
1977, PP 14-21.
PATTERSON, L.J., MOUNT WRIGHT PROJECT WELL ADVANCED, CIM
BULL, MAY, 1976, PP. 128-130.
ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, QCM'S MOUNT WRIGHT IS
QUEBEC'S LARGEST IRON ORE MINE, NOV, 1981, PP 134-135.
SHUKIN, W. AND OLSEN, M.T., TAILINGS DISPOSAL AT QUEBEC
CARTIER'S MOUNT WRIGHT MINE, MINING ENGINEERING, AUG, 1981
PP. 1223-1226.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 19-SEP-94 | Bolis | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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