Dunraine

Past Producer in Quebec, Canada with commodities Copper, Gold, Silver
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 10133556
MAS/MILS ID 1220500064
Record type Site
Current site name Dunraine

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -77.56964, 48.07329 (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 Primary
Gold Secondary
Silver Secondary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -77.56964, 48.07329

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1932
Year of first production 1956

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Cambior Inc.
    Interest 100
    Home office Canada
    Year 1978

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1960
    Indicated 671000mt ore
    Demonstrated 671000mt ore
    Total resources 671000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 1.13 wt-pct Copper Major 1960
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1959
    Indicated 910000mt ore
    Demonstrated 910000mt ore
    Total resources 910000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 1 wt-pct Copper Major 1959
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1959
    Indicated 1090000mt ore
    Demonstrated 1090000mt ore
    Total resources 1090000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 1.3 wt-pct Copper Major 1959
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1958
    Indicated 110500mt ore
    Demonstrated 110500mt ore
    Total resources 110500mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 1.5 wt-pct Copper Major 1958
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1960
    Indicated 2781500mt ore
    Demonstrated 2781500mt ore
    Total resources 2781500mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 1.17 wt-pct Copper Major 1960

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Reserve-Resource

    MR 223, 1989, QUE-179.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 29-JUL-1991 Porter, Kenneth E. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.