Campbell Chibougamau Camchib

Past Producer in Quebec, Canada with commodities Copper, Gold, Silver
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. Production statistics
  10. Reserves and resources
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10256819
MAS/MILS ID 1220500039
Record type Site
Current site name Campbell Chibougamau Camchib
Alternate or previous names Camchib, Campbell Chibougamau, Merrill Island Mine, Cedar Bay

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -74.33281, 49.87138 (WGS84)
Elevation 390

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
Silver Secondary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -74.33281, 49.87138

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Year of first production 1957

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Campbell Resources Inc.
    Interest 100
    Home office Canada
    Year 1986

Production statistics

  • Year 1985
    Description 4.04 G Au, 1.66% Cu, 9.7g Ag 366293 Mt Ore
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Minor Ore Silver Silver 10g/mt
    Major Ore Gold Gold 4g/mt
    Major Ore Copper Copper 2wt-pct
  • Year 1986
    Description 4.37g Au, 1.55% Cu, 8.4g Ag 354640 Mt Ore
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Minor Ore Silver Silver 8g/mt
    Major Ore Copper Copper 2wt-pct
    Major Ore Gold Gold 4g/mt
  • Year 1987
    Description 4.65g Au, 1.46% Cu, 8.7g Ag 499091 Mt Ore
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Minor Ore Silver Silver 9g/mt
    Major Ore Copper Copper 1wt-pct
    Major Ore Gold Gold 5g/mt
  • Year 1988
    Description 4.28g Au, 1.56% Cu 228476 Mt Ore
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Copper Copper 2wt-pct
    Major Ore Gold Gold 4g/mt
  • Year 1989
    Description 4.24g Au, 1.6% Cu 561171 Mt Ore
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Copper Copper 2wt-pct
    Major Ore Gold Gold 4g/mt
  • Year 1990
    Description 307742 Mt Ore
  • Year 1991
    Description 304545
  • Year 1992
    Description 4.72g Au, 1.4% Cu 660909 Mt Ore
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Copper Copper 1wt-pct
    Major Ore Gold Gold 5g/mt

Comments on the production information

  • DESCRIPTION SHOWS MILL FEED GRADES.

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1990
    Demonstrated 200488mt ore
    Total resources 200488mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 5.383 g/mt Gold Major 1990
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1991
    Demonstrated 201000mt ore
    Total resources 201000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 5.383 g/mt Gold Major 1991

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • OPERATION IS CURRENTLY CLOSED, JULY 15, 1990, NO ECONOMIC RESOURCES. CANADIAN MINES HANDBOOK, 1990-91, PAGE 96.
  • THE RESERVES IN THE MATRIX IS FOR ALL OF THE COMP MINES AND PROPERTIES IN THE CHIBOUGAMAU AREA. THE PROPERTIES INCLUDED ARE THE ORIGINAL, MERRILL, KOKKO CREEK, CEDAR BAY HENDERSON MINES.

Comments on other economic factors

  • 77-RCD-620-THE KOKKO CREEK MINE IS CONNECTED TO THE ORIGINAL ON THE 124M AND 264M LEVELS.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Production

    COTE, J.Y., J.G. STRASSER AND A. CAUCHON, CAMPBELL

  • Production

    CHIBOUGAMAU; D.E. PICKETT, ED., IN MILLING PRACTICE IN

  • Production

    CANADA, CIM SPECIAL VOLUME 16, 1978, P.91-93.

  • Geology

    GRAHAM, R. BRUCE, STRUCTURE OF THE CHIBOUGAMAU AREA, QUEBEC;

  • Geology

    STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY OF CANADIAN ORE DEPOSITS, VOL.II,

  • Geology

    1957,P.423-429.

  • Geology

    MALOUF, S.E., AND R. HINSE, CAMPBELL CHIBOUGAMAU MINE;

  • Geology

    STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY OF CANADIAN ORE DEPOSITS, VOL.II,

  • Geology

    1957, P.441-449.

  • Reserve-Resource

    CANADIAN MINES HANDBOOK, 1990-91, PAGE 96, 97.

  • Reserve-Resource

    PRIVATE SOURCE, SEE "B" COMMENTS, 001-002.

  • Deposit

    CANADIAN MINES HANDBOOK 1979-80,NORTHERN MINER PRESS LTD.,

  • Deposit

    P.54,55.

Comments on the references

  • METALS ECONOMICS GROUP, ACTIVE CANADIAN GOLD MINES, AUG.91, PAGES 100-103.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 30-DEC-1994 Porter, Kenneth E. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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