Poirier

Past Producer in Quebec, Canada with commodities Copper, 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. 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 10279170
MAS/MILS ID 1220500033
Record type Site
Current site name Poirier
Alternate or previous names Mines De Poirier

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -78.38796, 49.4433 (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
Zinc Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -78.38796, 49.4433

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Bonanza Metals Inc.
    Interest 100
    Home office Canada
    Year 1989

Comments on the production information

  • 76-RCD-ACCORDING TO 700,OPERATION TO CEASE MID-75,ORE EXHAUSTED

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1975
    Measured 682000mt ore
    Demonstrated 682000mt ore
    Total resources 682000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 2.22 wt-pct Copper Major 1975
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1975
    Indicated 82000mt ore
    Demonstrated 82000mt ore
    Total resources 82000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 2.02 wt-pct Copper Major 1975
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1975
    Measured 444000mt ore
    Demonstrated 444000mt ore
    Total resources 444000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Zinc Zn 11.1999 wt-pct Zinc Major 1975
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1975
    Indicated 270000mt ore
    Demonstrated 270000mt ore
    Total resources 270000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Zinc Zn 9.1999 wt-pct Zinc Major 1975

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Reserve-Resource

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

  • Reserve-Resource

    MINERAL DEPOSITS IN CANADA THAT ARE NOT BEING MINED;

  • Reserve-Resource

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

  • Reserve-Resource

    P.A-17.

  • Reserve-Resource

    MR 223, 1989, QUE-330.

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    P.243.

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.