Madeleine

Past Producer in Quebec, Canada with commodities Copper, 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. Mineral rights holdings
  9. Ownership information
  10. Reserves and resources
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10278662
MAS/MILS ID 1220500032
Record type Site
Current site name Madeleine

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -66.00591, 49.00823 (WGS84)
Elevation 843

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
Silver Secondary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -66.00591, 49.00823

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1964
Year of first production 1969

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Madeleine Mines, Ltd.
    Interest 100
    Home office Canada
    Year 1989

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1976
    Indicated 964000mt ore
    Demonstrated 964000mt ore
    Total resources 964000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 1.0099 wt-pct Copper Major 1976
    Silver Ag 6.9 g/mt Silver Minor 1976
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1993
    Indicated 7400000mt ore
    Demonstrated 7400000mt ore
    Total resources 7400000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    PGE Pt 5.6 g/mt PGE 1993
    Gold Au 0.31 g/mt Gold 1993
    Copper Cu 0.1 wt-pct Copper Major 1993
    Nickel Ni 0.1 wt-pct Nickel 1993
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1974
    Measured 3506000mt ore
    Demonstrated 3506000mt ore
    Total resources 3506000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 1.06 wt-pct Copper Major 1974
    Silver Ag 10.3 g/mt Silver Minor 1974

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Production

    FAUBERT, JACQUES AND DANIEL GAUTHIER, MADELEINE MINES LTD.,

  • Production

    D.E. PICKETT, ED., IN MILLING PRACTICE IN CANADA, CIM

  • Production

    SPECIAL VOLUME 16, 1978, P.118-120.

  • Geology

    GIRARD, PAUL, GEOLOGY OF THE MADELEINE MINES DEPOSIT;

  • Geology

    CIM BULL., AUG., 1969, P.837-845.

  • Reserve-Resource

    NORTHERN MINER, MADELEINE MINES PLANS REOPENING, MARCH 22,

  • Reserve-Resource

    1979, P.15.

  • Reserve-Resource

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

  • Reserve-Resource

    1979, P.170.

  • Reserve-Resource

    CRANSTONE, D.A. AND R.T. WHILLANS, CANADIAN RESERVES OF

  • Reserve-Resource

    COPPER, NICKEL, LEEAD, ZINC, MOLYBDENUM, SILVER AND GOLD

  • Reserve-Resource

    AS OF JAN.1,1978, EMR CANADA, MINERALS, MR 185,1979,

  • Reserve-Resource

    P.21.

  • Reserve-Resource

    MR 223, 1989, QUE-63.

  • Reserve-Resource

    METALS WEEK, P. 4 (MAY 24, 1993).

  • Deposit

    GAUMOND, J., PARFITT, P.O., MADELEINE MINE; MINING MAGAZINE,

  • Deposit

    REF-THE FINANCIAL POST SURVEY OF MINES,1975,P123, 1976,P.119

  • Deposit

    COTTER, N.P., MCINTYRE PONDERS REOPENING OF MADELEINE'S

  • Deposit

    GASPE MINE, NORTHERN MINER, FEB. 15, 1979, P.A1,A2.

  • Deposit

    NORTHERN MINER, MADELEINE RESUMES COPPER PRODUCTION WITH

  • Deposit

    SHIPMENTS TO GASPE COPPER; AUG.16, 1979, P.A3.

  • Deposit

    ANNIS, R.C., D.A. CRANSTONE AND M. VALLEE, A SURVEY OF KNOWN

  • Deposit

    MINERAL DEPOSITS IN CANADA THAT ARE NOT BEING MINED;

  • Deposit

    ENERGY,MINES AND RESOURCES CANADA,MINERALS, MR 181,1978,

  • Deposit

    P.A-19, A-46.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 04-AUG-1994 Porter, Kenneth E. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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