Scott Selco

Prospect in Quebec, Canada with commodities Copper, Gold, Silver, 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. Ownership information
  9. Reserves and resources
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10303344
MAS/MILS ID 1220500112
Record type Site
Current site name Scott Selco
Alternate or previous names Scott Township, Selco-Scott

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -74.62922, 49.86439 (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 Secondary
Gold Secondary
Silver Secondary
Zinc Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -74.62922, 49.86439

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Selco Mining Corp. Ltd
    Interest 33
    Home office Canada
    Year 1981
  • Type Owner
    Owner Rio Tinto Corp. Ltd
    Interest 33
    Home office Canada
    Year 1981
  • Type Owner
    Owner Ducanex Resource Ltd.
    Interest 33
    Home office Canada
    Year 1981
  • Type Operator
    Owner Selco Mining Corp. Ltd
    Interest 100
    Home office Canada
    Year 1981

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1977
    Indicated 678000mt ore
    Demonstrated 678000mt ore
    Total resources 678000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Zinc Zn 6.91 wt-pct Zinc Major 1977
    Copper Cu 0.55 wt-pct Copper Minor 1977
    Silver Ag 13 g/mt Silver Minor 1977
    Gold Au 0.2099 g/mt Gold Minor 1977

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ENERGY, MINES AND RESOURCES, CANADA, CANADIAN MINERAL

  • Deposit

    DEPOSITS NOT BEING MINED IN 1980, MINERAL POLICY SECTOR,

  • Deposit

    MRI 80/7, P.85.

  • Deposit

    CANADIAN MINES HANDBOOK 1980-81, NORTHERN MINER PRESS,

  • Deposit

    JULY, 1980, P. 244.

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.