Abitibi Copper

Prospect 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 10158410
MAS/MILS ID 1220500063
Record type Site
Current site name Abitibi Copper

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -77.44964, 48.08329 (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) -77.44964, 48.08329

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1950

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Consolidated Abitibi Resources Ltd.
    Interest 100
    Home office Canada
    Year 1977

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1970
    Total resources 1223000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 0.757 wt-pct Copper Major 1970
    Gold Au 0.21 g/mt Gold Minor 1970
    Silver Ag 5.1 g/mt Silver Minor 1970
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1970
    Total resources 341000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 1.36 wt-pct Copper Major 1970
    Gold Au 0.21 g/mt Gold Minor 1970
    Silver Ag 5.1 g/mt Silver Minor 1970

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Reserve-Resource

    MR 223, 1989, QUE-157.

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.