| Deposit ID | 10230570 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 1220400050 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | New Quirke |
| Alternate or previous names | Quirke, Old Quirke |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -82.61654, 46.51669 (WGS84) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Alaska(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Blind River(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Canada | Ontario |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Uranium | Primary |
| Ore Body (1) | -82.61654, 46.51669 |
|---|
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Rio Algom Ltd. |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Canada |
| Year | 1979 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 1220400050 |
JACOBS ENGINEERING CO.,, ION PROCESS IMPROVES URANIUM
MILLING; SEPT., 1976, P.62.
EWASCHUK, HARRY, ENVIRO-CLEAR THICKENER USED AT QUIRKE MILL;
CANADIAN MINING JOURNAL, MARCH, 1977, P.20,21.
VERMEULEN, L.W., RIO ALGOM LTD., D.E. PICKETT, ED.,IN
MILLING PRACTICE IN CANADA, CIM SPECIAL VOLUME 16, 1978,
P.307-309.
WORLD MINING, DRIVING LONGEST VERTICAL RAISE; SEPT., 1974
P.59.
WESTERN MINER, WORLD'S HIGHEST VERTICAL RAISE BROKEN
THROUGH; JUNE, 1974, P.74,75.
ENG. AND MIN. JOUR., RIO ALGOM; SEPT., 1969, P.?
HESTER, K.D., CURRENT DEVELOPMENT AT RIO ALGOM, ELLIOT LAKE;
CIM BULL., APRIL, 1979, P.181-188.
RIO ALGOM STAFF, NEW QUIRKE MINE VENTILATION AND HEATING;
CANADIAN MINING JOURNAL, OCT., 1972, P.49-60.
CANADIAN MINING JOURNAL,HOUSING BOOM HITS ELLIOT LAKE,NEW
TOWNSITE PLANNED; NOV., 1978, P.63.
HEDLEY, D.G.F., EFFECT OF GEOLOGICAL FACTORS ON STOPE-AND-
PILLAR LAYOUT IN AN ELLIOT LAKE URANIUM MINE; CIM BULL.,
MARCH, 1975, P.107-112.
THOMAS, RICHARD A., RIO ALGOM PLANS HUGE EXPANSION TO
DELIVER 80 MILLION LB; ENG. AND MIN. JOUR.,NOV.,1978,
P.166-168
JOUBIN, FRANK R., COMMENTS REGARDING THE BLIND RIVER(ALGOMA)
URANIUM ORES AND THEIR ORIGIN; ECON. GEOL., VOL.55,
1960, P.1751-1756.
FISH, RICHARD, RIO ALGOM STEPS UP QUIRKE, REACTIVATES PANEL,
STUDIES MILLIKEN; CANADIAN MINING JOURNAL, NOV., 1978,
P.32-45.
HESTER, K.D., RIO ALGOM EXPANDS PLANT AT ELLIOT LAKE;
MINING MAGAZINE, MAY,1979, P.396-405.
| 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.