Clinton Copper

Prospect in Quebec, Canada with commodities Copper, Gold, Lead, Silver, Zinc
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. Ownership information
  9. Reserves and resources
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10255476
MAS/MILS ID 1220500083
Record type Site
Current site name Clinton Copper

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -70.92583, 45.42496 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Arnold Pond(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Flagstaff Lake(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Sherbrooke(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Geographic areas

Country State
Canada Quebec

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Gold Secondary
Lead Secondary
Silver Secondary
Zinc Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -70.92583, 45.42496

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Clinton Copper Mines Ltd.
    Interest 100
    Home office Canada
    Year 1975

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1975
    Indicated 634000mt ore
    Demonstrated 634000mt ore
    Total resources 634000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 1.84 wt-pct Copper Major 1975
    Zinc Zn 1.58 wt-pct Zinc Major 1975
    Silver Ag 13.7 g/mt Silver Minor 1975
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1975
    Indicated 329000mt ore
    Demonstrated 329000mt ore
    Total resources 329000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 1.68 wt-pct Copper Major 1975
    Zinc Zn 0.6 wt-pct Zinc Major 1975
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1975
    Indicated 49000mt ore
    Demonstrated 49000mt ore
    Total resources 49000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 1.77 wt-pct Copper Major 1975
    Zinc Zn 1.09 wt-pct Zinc Major 1975
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1975
    Indicated 254000mt ore
    Demonstrated 254000mt ore
    Total resources 254000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 2.14 wt-pct Copper Major 1975
    Zinc Zn 1.52 wt-pct Zinc Major 1975
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1975
    Indicated 1266000mt ore
    Demonstrated 1266000mt ore
    Total resources 1266000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 1.86 wt-pct Copper Major 1975
    Zinc Zn 1.29 wt-pct Zinc Major 1975

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Reserve-Resource

    MR 223, 1989, QUE-16.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 29-JUL-1991 Porter, Kenneth E. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.