Belledune Isf

Plant in New Brunswick, Canada with commodities Antimony, Bismuth, Copper, Lead, Refiner, Silver, Sulfur, Sulfuric Acid
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. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10278629
MAS/MILS ID 1220201046
Record type Site
Current site name Belledune Isf
Alternate or previous names Belledune Smelter

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Plant
Geographic coordinates: -65.83252, 47.94993 (WGS84)
Elevation 1

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

New Brunswick(province)

Canada(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Canada New Brunswick

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Antimony Critical Secondary
Bismuth Critical Secondary
Copper Secondary
Lead, Refiner Primary
Silver Secondary
Sulfur, Sulfuric Acid Secondary

Nearby scientific data

Plant (1) -65.83252, 47.94993

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Processing Plant
Development status Plant
Commodity type Both
Significant No
Plant type Smelter/Refiner

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Brunswick Mining And Smelting Corp. Ltd. (Bm And S)
    Interest 23.5
    Home office Canada
    Year 1987
  • Type Owner
    Owner Noranda Mines Ltd.
    Interest 63.5
    Home office Canada
    Year 1987
  • Type Owner
    Owner The Irving Group
    Interest 13
    Year 1987

Production statistics

  • Year 1981
    Description Refined Lead 49100 Mt Commod/Year
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Lead, Refiner Lead 49100mt
  • Year 1982
    Description Refined Lead 26080 Mt Commod/Year
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Lead, Refiner Lead 26080mt
  • Year 1983
    Description Refined Lead 35800 Mt Commod/Year
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Lead, Refiner Lead 35800mt
  • Year 1984
    Description Refined Lead 45700 Mt Commod/Year
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Lead, Refiner Lead 45700mt
  • Year 1985
    Description Refined Lead 52700 Mt Commod/Year
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Lead, Refiner Lead 52700mt

Comments on the production information

  • GRADE GIVEN FOR SULFUR IS FOR SULFURIC ACID.

Comments on other economic factors

  • UNITS OF CAPACITY FOR THE ACID PLANT ARE CUBIC METERS GAS/HR.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    PINCOCK, ALLEN & HOLT REPORT, 1987

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 07-AUG-1992 Difrancesco, Carl A. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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