Ungava Bay Deposit

Prospect in Quebec, Canada with commodities Copper, Gold, Silver, Zinc
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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. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10278667
MAS/MILS ID 1220500061
Record type Site
Current site name Ungava Bay Deposit
Alternate or previous names Sousy N0. 1

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -69.86589, 58.32509 (WGS84)

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 Secondary
Silver Secondary
Zinc Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -69.86589, 58.32509

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner New Ungava Copper Corp. Ltd.
    Interest 100
    Home office Canada
    Year 1975
  • Type Operator
    Owner Imperial Oil Ltd.

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1975
    Inferred 5400000mt ore
    Total resources 5400000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 1.3399 wt-pct Copper Major 1975
    Zinc Zn 1.8699 wt-pct Zinc Major 1975
    Gold Au 1.61 g/mt Gold Minor 1975
    Silver Ag 18.5 g/mt Silver Minor 1975
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1972
    Indicated 3200000mt ore
    Demonstrated 3200000mt ore
    Total resources 3200000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 1.3999 wt-pct Copper Major 1972
    Zinc Zn 1.8 wt-pct Zinc Major 1972
    Silver Ag 1.3999 g/mt Silver Minor 1972

Reference information

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 02-APR-1979 Porter, Kenneth E. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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