Black Lake Mine

Producer in Quebec, Canada with commodity Asbestos
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 10303163
MAS/MILS ID 1220500017
Record type Site
Current site name Black Lake Mine

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -71.38274, 46.01666 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Quebec(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Geographic areas

Country State
Canada Quebec

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Asbestos Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -71.38274, 46.01666

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant Yes
Mining method Bench (Berm)
Milling method Sizing

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Ownership information

  • 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

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1976
    Measured 91509000mt ore
    Demonstrated 91509000mt ore
    Total resources 91509000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Asbestos Asbestos 3.08 wt-pct Asbestos Trace 1976

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 130HA
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 2
    Mining Method BENCH (BERM)
    Avg. Bench Height (meters) 12
    Max. Pit Slope (degrees) 40
    Capacity 14500
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Preprod. Stripping Vol. 28480
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Year of Information 1977

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    FISH, RICHARD, GRAPHS SHOW LAKE ASBESTOS AT 2 FIBERS PER CC;

  • Deposit

    CANADIAN MINING JOURNAL, NOV., 1977, P.40-44.

  • Production

    LAUZIER, JEAN-CLAUDE, LAKE ASBESTOS OF QUEBEC LTD.; D.E.

  • Production

    PICKETT, ED., IN MILLING PRACTICE IN CANADA, CIM SPECIAL

  • Production

    VOLUME 16, 1978, P.366-370.

  • Deposit

    NORTHERN MINER, LAKE ASBESTOS MAINTAINING PRODUCTION LEVELS;

  • Deposit

    APRIL 20, 1978, P.B7, B11.

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    P.160

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.

Operator history (post-MRDS)

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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