Sherman

Producer in Ontario, Canada with commodity Iron
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. Workings at the site
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10303011
MAS/MILS ID 1220400016
Record type Site
Current site name Sherman

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -79.83973, 47.06999 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Canada Ontario

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -79.83973, 47.06999

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Dominion Foundries And Steel Ltd.(Dofasco)
    Interest 90
    Home office Canada
    Year 1979
  • Type Owner
    Owner Tetapaga M And G Co. Ltd.
    Interest 10
    Home office Canada
    Year 1979
  • Type Operator
    Owner Cliffs Of Canada, Ltd
    Interest 100
    Home office Canada
    Year 1979

Comments on the production information

  • PRODUCTION CAP- 1,000,000 STPY PELLETS

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1979
    Indicated 111000000mt ore
    Demonstrated 111000000mt ore
    Total resources 111000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Iron Fe 25 wt-pct Iron Major 1979

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 2
    Capacity 10160
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Year of Information 1977

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Production

    NORPA, E., SHERMAN MINE, D.E. PICKETT ED. IN MILLING

  • Production

    PRACTICE IN CANADA, CIM SPECIAL VOLUME 16, 1978, P.268 -

  • Reserve-Resource

    DUVAL, DAVID, DOFASCO'S SHERMAN EXPECTS LONG LIFE DESPITE

  • Reserve-Resource

    ONTARIO IRON ORE ATTRITION RATE, NORTHERN MINER, OCT. 25,

  • Reserve-Resource

    1979, P. 1,2.

  • Deposit

    BOYUM, B.H. AND R.C. HARTVIKSEN, GENERAL GEOLOGY AND ORE-

  • Deposit

    GRADE CONTROL AT THE SHERMAN MINE, TEMAGAMI, ONTARIO;

  • Deposit

    CIM BULL., SEPT., 1970, P.1059 - 1068.

  • Deposit

    WESTERN MINER, SHERMAN MINE; MAY, 1973, P.

  • Deposit

    ENG. AND MIN. JOUR., SHERMAN'S MINE PLAN WILL SEE IT THROUGH

  • Deposit

    YEAR 2000; DEC., 1974, P.86 - 88.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 21-OCT-1983 Porter, Kenneth E. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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