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Bousquet #2

Plant in Quebec, Canada with commodities Copper, Gold
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Ownership information
  12. Production statistics
  13. Reserves and resources
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10230289
MAS/MILS ID 1220500110
Record type Site
Current site name Bousquet #2
Alternate or previous names Mine De Bousquet #2, Thompson-Bousquet, Bousquet Complex

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -78.38297, 48.23329 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 100(meters)

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
Copper Primary
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Pyrite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -78.38297, 48.23329
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike W90E
    Dip 85S
    Thickness 5000M
    Width 1000M
    Depth to top 0M
    Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 1
    MAS Column # 1
    Type of Orebody #1 MASS SULFIDE
    Shape of Orebody #1 MASSIVE
    Type of Orebody #2 DISSEMINATED
    Shape of Orebody #2 PIPELIKE
    Type of Orebody #3 FISSURE VEIN
    Shape of Orebody #3 OTHER
    Primary mode of Origin SEDIMENTATION
    Secondary mode of Origin OTHER
    Primary Ore Control BEDDING
    Secondary Ore Control IGNEOUS
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. UNKNOWN
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 UNKNOWN
    Strike And Dip W90E:85S
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Date of Last Modification 930826

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Plant
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Discovery year 1986
Mining method Open Stope
Year of first production 1990
Plant type Beneficiation (Mill)
Plant subcategory Hydromet
Milling method Hydrometallurgy Unspecified

Mining district

District name Cadillac

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Lac Minerals Ltd.
    Interest 100
    Home office Canada
    Year 1991

Production statistics

  • Year 1990
    Description 13.75g Au, 1.65% Cu 165108 Mt Ore
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Gold Gold 14g/mt
  • Year 1991
    Description 15.02g Au, 1.50% Cu 390090 Mt Ore
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Gold Gold 15g/mt
    Major Ore Copper Copper 2wt-pct
  • Year 1992
    Description 9.87g Au, 0.96% Cu 495323 Mt Ore
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Gold Gold 10g/mt
    Major Ore Copper Copper 1wt-pct
  • Year 1993
    Description Est. Future Ore Production; 1993-End. 635030 Mt Ore

Comments on the production information

  • DESCRIPTION FIELD CONTAINS THE MILL AU FEED GRADE.

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1991
    Demonstrated 3546186mt ore
    Total resources 3546186mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 8.6 g/mt Gold Major 1991
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1992
    Inferred 4328180mt ore
    Total resources 4328180mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 5.5 g/mt Gold Major 1992
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1993
    Indicated 4532296mt ore
    Demonstrated 4532296mt ore
    Total resources 4532296mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 8.6 g/mt Gold Major 1993
    Copper Cu 0.7 wt-pct Copper Major 1993
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1993
    Inferred 4491473mt ore
    Total resources 4491473mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 4.8 g/mt Gold Major 1993
    Copper Cu 0.1 wt-pct Copper Major 1993
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1993
    Indicated 3959000mt ore
    Demonstrated 3959000mt ore
    Total resources 3959000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 8.2 g/mt Gold Major 1993
    Copper Cu 0.7 wt-pct Copper Major 1993
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1993
    Inferred 4247000mt ore
    Total resources 4247000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 4.8 g/mt Gold Major 1993
    Copper Cu 0.1 wt-pct Copper Major 1993
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1993
    Indicated 3546050mt ore
    Demonstrated 3546050mt ore
    Total resources 3546050mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 8.6 g/mt Gold Major 1993
    Copper Cu 0.7 wt-pct Copper Major 1993

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • THE BOUSQUET NO. 1 AND BOUSQUET NO. 2 ORE WILL FEED THE TERRAINS AURIFERES AND EST MALARTIC MILL.
  • MATRIX 1 COLUM 1: RESOURCES USED IN THE 1993 CANADIAN GOLD STUDY, AS OF DEC. 31, 1991 (JAN 92): SEE "R" DATA SET REF. 002-003 FOR BACKUP.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Production

    LAC 1992 ANNUAL REPORT.

  • Reserve-Resource

    CANADIAN MINES HANDBOOK, 1991-92, PAGE 231.

  • Reserve-Resource

    CANADIAN MINES HANDBOOK, 1992-93, PAGE 216.

  • Reserve-Resource

    LAC 1992 ANNUAL REPORT, PAGE 17.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 10-MAR-97 Porter, Kenneth E. U.S. Bureau of Mines

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