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Louvicourt

Plant in Quebec, Canada with commodities Copper, Gold, Silver, Zinc
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  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. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10303661
MAS/MILS ID 1220500042
Record type Site
Current site name Louvicourt
Alternate or previous names Louvem Mine, Louvem

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -77.51634, 48.09829 (WGS84)
Elevation 340
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

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 Primary
Gold Secondary
Silver Secondary
Zinc Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -77.51634, 48.09829
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Plant
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Discovery year 1988
Mining method Open Stope - Sublevel
Year of first production 1994
Plant type Smelter
Plant subcategory Flotation
Milling method Flotation

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Aur Resources Inc.
    Interest 30
    Home office Canada
    Year 1995
  • Type Owner
    Owner Novicourt Inc.
    Interest 45
    Home office Canada
    Year 1995
  • Type Owner
    Owner Teck Corp.
    Interest 25
    Home office Canada
    Year 1995

Comments on the ownership information

  • NOVACOURT IS 61% OWNED BY NORANDA INC.

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1996
    Indicated 22860000mt ore
    Demonstrated 12500000mt ore
    Total resources 12500000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Silver Ag 30.63 g/mt Silver Minor 1996
    Gold Au 1.21 g/mt Gold Minor 1996
    Copper Cu 3.64 wt-pct Copper Major 1996
    Zinc Zn 1.52 wt-pct Zinc Major 1996
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1989
    Indicated 16000000mt ore
    Demonstrated 16000000mt ore
    Total resources 16000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Silver Ag 34 g/mt Silver Minor 1989
    Gold Au 1.4 g/mt Gold Minor 1989
    Copper Cu 2.8 wt-pct Copper Major 1989
    Zinc Zn 2.8 wt-pct Zinc Major 1989
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1989
    Indicated 8000000mt ore
    Demonstrated 8000000mt ore
    Total resources 8000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Silver Ag 62 g/mt Silver Minor 1989
    Gold Au 2.4 g/mt Gold Minor 1989
    Copper Cu 4.2 wt-pct Copper Major 1989
    Zinc Zn 4.9 wt-pct Zinc Major 1989
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1992
    Indicated 22800000mt ore
    Demonstrated 22800000mt ore
    Total resources 22800000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Silver Ag 33.9 g/mt Silver Minor 1992
    Gold Au 1.34 g/mt Gold Minor 1992
    Copper Cu 4.01 wt-pct Copper Major 1992
    Zinc Zn 1.99 wt-pct Zinc Major 1992
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1994
    Indicated 24000000mt ore
    Demonstrated 24000000mt ore
    Total resources 24000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Silver Ag 33.8 g/mt Silver Minor 1994
    Gold Au 1.34 g/mt Gold Minor 1994
    Copper Cu 3.89 wt-pct Copper Major 1994
    Zinc Zn 1.95 wt-pct Zinc Major 1994
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1991
    Indicated 33600000mt ore
    Demonstrated 33600000mt ore
    Total resources 33600000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Silver Ag 21.2 g/mt Silver Minor 1991
    Gold Au 1 g/mt Gold Minor 1991
    Copper Cu 3.6 wt-pct Copper Major 1991
    Zinc Zn 1.6 wt-pct Zinc Major 1991
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1995
    Demonstrated 13862000mt ore
    Total resources 13862000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Silver Ag 32 g/mt Silver Minor 1995
    Gold Au 0.9 g/mt Gold Minor 1995
    Copper Cu 3.83 wt-pct Copper Major 1995
    Zinc Zn 1.8 wt-pct Zinc Major 1995
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1994
    Indicated 15700000mt ore
    Demonstrated 15700000mt ore
    Total resources 15700000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Silver Ag 31 g/mt Silver Minor 1994
    Gold Au 0.9 g/mt Gold Minor 1994
    Copper Cu 3.4 wt-pct Copper Major 1994
    Zinc Zn 2.2 wt-pct Zinc Major 1994
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1995
    Demonstrated 13862000mt ore
    Total resources 13862000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 0.9 g/mt Gold Minor 1995
    Silver Ag 32 g/mt Silver Minor 1995
    Copper Cu 3.83 wt-pct Copper Major 1995
    Zinc Zn 1.8 wt-pct Zinc Major 1995

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • IN-SITU RESOURCES MINABLE RESERVES

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall depth 310M
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 2
    Number of Shafts 1
    Capacity 680
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Year of Information 1977

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    *CRU METAL MONITOR, ZINC, FEB. 1992, P. 8.

  • Reserve-Resource

    THE NORTHER MINER, MAY 3, 1993.

  • Reserve-Resource

    NORTHERN MINER, AUR DOWNGRADES RESERVES AT LOUVICOURT

  • Reserve-Resource

    SIGNIFICANTLY, 4/25/94, P.1,2.

  • Reserve-Resource

    MINING JOURNAL, 4/22/94, P.289.

  • Reserve-Resource

    THE LOUVICOURT CU-ZN-AG-AU VOLCANOGENIC MASSSIVE SULPHIDE

  • Reserve-Resource

    DEPOSIT, BUBAR, GILL, MANNARD, STOCKFORD, SME

  • Reserve-Resource

    PUBLICATION. PREPRINT 91-140, FEB. 25-28, 1991.

  • Reserve-Resource

    CANADIAN MINING JOURNAL, AUGUST, 1992, P.19-21.

  • Reserve-Resource

    MINING MAGAZINE, JANUARY, 1994, P. 29

  • Reserve-Resource

    NORTHERN MINER, NOVEMBER 5, 1990, P. 11

  • Reserve-Resource

    CRANSTONE, D.A. AND R.T. WHILLANS,CANADIAN RESERVES OF

  • Reserve-Resource

    COPPER, NICKEL, LEAD, ZINC, MOLYBDENUM, SILVER AND GOLD

  • Reserve-Resource

    AS OF JAN.1,1978, EMR CANADA, MINERALS, MR185,1979,

  • Reserve-Resource

    P. 11.

  • Reserve-Resource

    NORTHERN MINER, APRIL 5, 1993, P. 15.

  • Reserve-Resource

    NORTHERN MINER, OCTOBER 29, 1990, P. 119.

  • Reserve-Resource

    MINING JOURNAL, SEPTEMBER 8, 1989, P. 185.

  • Reserve-Resource

    MINING JOURNAL, NOVEMBER 1, 1991, P. 329.

  • Reserve-Resource

    CANADIAN MINES HANDBOOK,1992-1993,P-51.

  • Reserve-Resource

    TECK CORP., 1993 ANNUAL REPORT, P.16.

  • Reserve-Resource

    NORANDA INC., 1994 ANNUAL REPORT, P.38.

  • Reserve-Resource

    TECK CORP., 1996 ANNUAL REPORT, P. 19.

  • Deposit

    AUR RESOURCES INC., 1990 ANNUAL REPORT, P.6.

  • Deposit

    TECK CORP., COMPANY BROCHURE- MINING FOR THE FUTURE, VOL.II

  • Deposit

    AUR RESOURCES INC. HIGH GRADE COPPER-ZINC-GOLD VALUES

  • Deposit

    OBTAINED IN HOLE 309-44 ON THE NEWLY DISCOVERED BASE

  • Deposit

    METAL DEPOSITE AT VAL D'OR, QUEBEC, GILL AND STOCKFORD,

  • Deposit

    JUNE 16, 1989.

  • Deposit

    AUR RESOURCES INC. RECENT DRILL RESULTS EXPAND THE NEWLY

  • Deposit

    DISCOVERED COPPER-ZINC-GOLD DEPOSIT AT VAL D'OR, QUEBEC

  • Deposit

    GILL AND STOCKFORD, JULY 11, 1989

  • Deposit

    AUR RESOURCES INC. HOLE 30949 RESULTS SHOW ORE GRADES AND

  • Deposit

    IDENTIFY A NEW SULPHIDE ZONE SOUTH OF ALL PREVIOUSLY

  • Deposit

    IDENTIFIED ZONES. GILL AND STOCKFORD, JULY 24, 1989.

  • Deposit

    AUR RESOURCES INC. NEW DRILL RESULTS SIGNIFICANTLY EXPAND

  • Deposit

    THE SIZE OF THE RECENTLY DISCOVERED COPPER-ZINC DEPOSIT

  • Deposit

    AT VAL D'OR, QUEBEC. AUGUST 14, 1989.

  • Deposit

    AUR RESOURCES INC. ANNOUNCES PRELIMINARY GEOLOGICAL RESERVES

  • Deposit

    ON THE VAL D'OR COPPER-ZINC-GOLD DISCOVERY AND FURTHER

  • Deposit

    ASSAY RESULTS, STOCKFORD AND MCCARTER, AUGUST 23, 1989.

  • Deposit

    AUR RESOURCES INC. NEW, HIGH GRADE RESULTS SIGNIFICANTLY

  • Deposit

    EXPAND THE TONNAGE POTENTIAL OF THE LOUVICOURT COPPER-

  • Deposit

    ZINC-GOLD DEPOSIT AT VAL D'OR, QUEBEC, SEPT. 20, 1989.

  • Deposit

    AUR INTERSECTS THE HIGHEST GRADE AND THICKEST COPPER

  • Deposit

    MINERALIZATION IN THE DEEPEST HOLE DRILLED TO DATE ON

  • Deposit

    THE LOUVICOURT COPPER-ZINC-SILVER-GOLD DEPOSIT AT

  • Deposit

    VAL D'OR, QUEBEC, NOVEMBER 8, 1989.

  • Deposit

    RECENT DRILL RESULTS AT LOUVICOURT DISCOVERY INCONCLUSIVE

  • Deposit

    DEPOSIT STILL OPEN TO DEPTH. GILL AND MCCARTER,

  • Deposit

    FEBRUARY 23, 1990.

  • Deposit

    ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, 8/89, P.6.

  • Deposit

    SKILLINGS, JULY 1, 1989, P. 6.

  • Deposit

    MINING JOURNAL, AUGUST 4, 1989, P. 84.

  • Deposit

    ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, 10/89, P.9.

  • Deposit

    ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, 11/89, P.91.

  • Deposit

    SKILLINGS, OCTOBER 14, 1989, P. 20.

  • Deposit

    WSU, MARCH 29, 1990, P. B7.

  • Deposit

    MIN. ACT. DIG., VOL 17 N6, JUNE 29, 1990, P. 8 & 9.

  • Deposit

    MINING JOURNAL, AUGUST 10, 1990, P. 116.

  • Deposit

    ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, 9/90, P.107.

  • Deposit

    ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, 6/90, P.56,57,59.

  • Deposit

    NORTHERN MINER, JULY 9, 1990, P. 1&2.

  • Deposit

    MINING JOURNAL, DECEMBER 7, 1990, P. 425.

  • Deposit

    NORTHERN MINER, OCTOBER 8, 1990, P. 1,19.

  • Deposit

    ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, 4/90, P.7.

  • Deposit

    METALS WEEK, 9/17/90, P.6.

  • Deposit

    NORTHERN MINER, DECEMBER 10, 1990, P. 1,2.

  • Deposit

    NORTHERN MINER, MARCH 4, 1991, P. 1,2.

  • Deposit

    LA SOCIETE MINIERE LOUVEM INC. LOUVEM MINES INC. FIRST

  • Deposit

    QUARTER INTERIM REPORT, MARCH 31, 1991.

  • Deposit

    NORTHERN MINER, APRIL 8, 1991, P. 3.

  • Deposit

    SKILLINGS, MARCH 16, 1991, P.17.

  • Deposit

    NORTHERN MINER, JUNE 17, 1991, P. 1,2.

  • Deposit

    NORTHERN MINER, SEPTEMBER, 17, 1990, P. 1,19.

  • Deposit

    MINING JOURNAL, NOVEMBER, 1991, P. 329.

  • Deposit

    NORTHERN MINER, OCTOBER 28, 1991, P. 1,2.

  • Deposit

    AMERICAN METAL MARKET, 1/15/92, P.16.

  • Deposit

    NORTHERN MINER, APRIL 16, 1992, P. 13.

  • Deposit

    NORTHERN MINER, MAY 11, 1992, P. 6.

  • Deposit

    MINING JOURNAL, APRIL 1992, P. 37.

  • Deposit

    ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, 5/92, P.9.

  • Deposit

    NORHTERN MINER, MARCH 30, 1992, P. 1,2,3.

  • Deposit

    MINING JOURNAL, MARCH 13, 1992, P. 180.

  • Deposit

    SKILLINGS, MARCH 28, 1992, P. 8.

  • Deposit

    NORTHERN MINER, OCTOBER 26, 1992, P. 2.

  • Deposit

    NORTHERN MINER, JULY 13, 1993, P. 2.

  • Deposit

    NORTHERN MINER, NOVEMBER 2, 1992, P. 1.

  • Deposit

    NORTHERN MINER, DECEMBER 7, 1992, P. 15.

  • Deposit

    NORTHERN MINER, NOVEMBER 1, 1990, P. 11.

  • Deposit

    LOUVEM MINES INC., ANNUAL AND SPECIAL MEETING, 10/20/92, P.

  • Deposit

    NORANDA INC., 1993 ANNUAL REPORT, P.19.

  • Deposit

    NORTHERN MINER, SUMMER STARTUP PLANNED FOR LOUVICOURT

  • Deposit

    DEPOSIT, 3/7/94, P.B8.

  • Deposit

    ROBERTSON, DAVID, TECK AIMS TO BOOST RESERVE, NORTHERN MINER

  • Deposit

    5/9/94, P.1,10.

  • Deposit

    CHRISTIE, BRIAN, LOUVICOURT ON-LINE FOR 1994 PRODUCTION,

  • Deposit

    NORTHERN MINER, 11/29/93, P.11,21.

  • Deposit

    METAL BULLETIN MONTHLY, LOUVICOURT ENTERS PRODUCTION, 7/94,

  • Deposit

    P.91.

  • Deposit

    MINING RECORD, V 106/N 14, 4/5/95, P.3.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THE ESTIMATED COST TO BRING THE MINE INTO PRODUCTION IS C$326M (US$278M). SHAFT SINKING IS SCHEDULED TO COMMENCE IN LATE FEB. AND COMMERCIAL PRODUCTION IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN THE FIRST QUARTER OF 1995. AT FULL CAPACITY THE MINE WILL PRODUCE ABOUT 29,000 TPY OF ZINC CONC. 1-94: THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE MINE AND MILL IS PROCEEDING OTHER OPEN STOPE METHODS INCLUDES TRANSVERSE OPEN-STOPING.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 18-JUL-97 Porter, Kenneth E. U.S. Bureau of Mines

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