Lake Albanel Deposit

Prospect in Quebec, 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. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10303330
MAS/MILS ID 1220500031
Record type Site
Current site name Lake Albanel Deposit
Alternate or previous names Ferchibal Project

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -73.23275, 50.98329 (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
Iron Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -73.23275, 50.98329

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Albanel Minerals Ltd.
    Interest 50
    Home office Ohio
    Year 1975
  • Type Owner
    Owner Muscocho Explorations, Ltd
    Interest 25
    Home office Canada
    Year 1975
  • Type Owner
    Owner Kallio Iron Mines Ltd
    Interest 12
    Home office Canada
    Year 1975
  • Type Owner
    Owner Campbell Chibogamau Mines, Ltd.
    Interest 12
    Home office Canada
    Year 1975
  • Type Operator
    Owner Albanel Minerals Ltd
    Interest 100
    Home office Canada
    Year 1979

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1976
    Measured 292000000mt ore
    Indicated 205000000mt ore
    Demonstrated 497000000mt ore
    Inferred 450000000mt ore
    Total resources 947000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Iron Fe 30 wt-pct Iron Major 1976

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Geology

    QUIRKE, TERENCE T. JR., SAMUEL S. GOLDICH AND HAROLD W.

  • Geology

    KRUEGER, COMPOSITION AND AGE OF THE TEMISCAMIE IRON-FORM-

  • Geology

    ATION, MISTASSINI TERRITORY, QUEBEC, CANADA; ECON. GEOL.,

  • Geology

    VOL. 55, 1960, P.311-326.

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    P.23.

  • Deposit

    METALS SOURCEBOOK, DEC.24, 1973,(A5443.)

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 77-RCD-630-PART OF FERCHIBAL PROJECT INCLUDING MAGNETITE BAY

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.