| Deposit ID | 10303163 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 1220500017 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Black Lake Mine |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -71.38274, 46.01666 (WGS84) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Alaska(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Quebec(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Canada | Quebec |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Asbestos | Tertiary |
| Ore Body (1) | -71.38274, 46.01666 |
|---|
| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Producer |
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Significant | Yes |
| Mining method | Bench (Berm) |
| Milling method | Sizing |
| Type of mineral rights | Unknown |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | United Asbestos Inc. |
| Interest | 50 |
| Home office | Canada |
| Year | 1979 |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Lac D'Amiante Du Quebec Ltd. |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Canada |
| Year | 1979 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Asarco (American Smelting And Refining Co.) |
| Interest | 50 |
| Home office | New York |
| Year | 1979 |
| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1976 | ||||||||||||||
| Measured | 91509000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Demonstrated | 91509000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 91509000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Type of workings | Surface | ||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Area | 130HA | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 1220500017 |
FISH, RICHARD, GRAPHS SHOW LAKE ASBESTOS AT 2 FIBERS PER CC;
CANADIAN MINING JOURNAL, NOV., 1977, P.40-44.
LAUZIER, JEAN-CLAUDE, LAKE ASBESTOS OF QUEBEC LTD.; D.E.
PICKETT, ED., IN MILLING PRACTICE IN CANADA, CIM SPECIAL
VOLUME 16, 1978, P.366-370.
NORTHERN MINER, LAKE ASBESTOS MAINTAINING PRODUCTION LEVELS;
APRIL 20, 1978, P.B7, B11.
CANADIAN MINES HANDBOOK 1979-80, NORTHERN MINER PRESS LTD.,
P.160
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 21-OCT-1983 | Porter, Kenneth E. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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MRDS records operators as of each record's last update (≤ 2019). Some of the operators listed here have since changed hands or dissolved:
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