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Conwest

Prospect in Nova Scotia, Canada with commodities Barium-Barite, Fluorine-Fluorite
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Reserves and resources
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10096959
MRDS ID I001112
Record type Site
Current site name Conwest

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -61.16576, 46.16656 (WGS84)
Relative position AT LAKE AINSLIE.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Canada Nova Scotia

Comments on the location information

  • OPERATION ACTUALLY PRODUCING IS SCL NEAR CHEPICA DEL SALAR (23-40-S;068-20-W) ON THE SOUTHERN EDGE OF THE SALT PAN.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Barium-Barite Critical Primary
Fluorine-Fluorite Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Barite Ore
Fluorite Ore

Nearby scientific data

(1) -61.16576, 46.16656
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • INTERSTITIAL LIQUIDS IN EVAPORITES PRINCIPALLY CONSIST OF POTASSIUM CHLORIDE

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Comments on the production information

  • PROJECTED 6360 TONNES P.Y. LI-CARBONATE,1193 TONNES LI P.Y.PRODUCTION OF CARBONATE; 4:6139T IS MENTIONED ON P.45 OF SAME PUBLICATION

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1988
    Total resources 4800000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Barium-Barite BaSO4 34 wt-pct Barium Major 1988
    Fluorine-Fluorite CaF2 17 wt-pct Fluorine Major 1988

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • ESTIMATE FOR TOTAL DEPOSIT (SCL & MINSAL)
  • QUANTITIES TO A DEPTH OF 30M,R1E2:REPORTER'S OPINION

Comments on development

  • NON-GEOLOGIC CONSTRAINTS ON DEVELOPMENT OR EXPANSION IN 1-5 YRS. (). DEVELOPMENT(UNKNOWN); EXPLORATION(YES); SCL OWNED SINCE 1988 BY CYPRUS MINES(USA 80%) AND CORFO (CHILE,20%). SCL STARTED POTASSIUM CHLORIDE PRODUCTION IN 1987,THIS PRODUCTION IS PURCHASED BY SOQUIMICHTO REPLACE IMPORTS. EVALUATION,MINSAL AREA

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ADAMS, G.C., DICKIE, G.B., FOWLER, J., AND POTTER, R.R., 1988, NOVA SCOTIA--NORTH AMERICA'S DOORSTEP TO INDUSTRIAL OPPORTUNITY, IN CLARKE, G.M., ED., 8TH "INDUSTRIAL MINERALS" INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS: LONDON, INDUSTRIAL MINERALS DIVISION METAL BULLETIN PLC, P. 18-24

  • Reserve-Resource

    ADAMS AND OTHERS, 1988.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit ONE OF THE LAKE AINSLIE DEPOSITS.
Deposit THIS RECORD WAS COMPILED FOR THE INTERNATIONAL STRATEGIC MINERALS INVENTORY. THE DATA WERE USED IN PREPARATION OF THE USGS CIRCULAR 930 SERIES OF REPORTS. MINERAL RESOURCE CATEGORIES AND CODES HEREIN ARE FROM THE INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM RECOMMENDED BY THE UNITED NATIONS GROUP OF EXPERTS ON DEFINITIONS AND TERMINOLOGY FOR MINERAL RESOURCES. (SEE NATIONAL RESOURCES FORUM, V. 4, NO. 3, P. 307-313.). EVAPORATION CHEMICAL TREATMENT CYPRUS IS CURRENTLY NEGOTIATING TO ACQUIRE THE REMAINING 20% OF SCL:

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-1990 Orris, Greta J. U.S. Geological Survey

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