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Joe Mann

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10279122
MAS/MILS ID 1220500082
Record type Site
Current site name Joe Mann
Alternate or previous names Chibougamau, Chibex, Meston Lake, Camchib

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -74.43621, 49.48828 (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 Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -74.43621, 49.48828
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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 1950
Mining method Shrinkage Methods
Year of first production 1987
Plant type Beneficiation (Mill)
Plant subcategory Flotation
Milling method Unspecified

Comments on exploration

  • APPROVED IN 1995 WAS DRIFTING TO EXPLORE FURTHER THE GOLD- COPPER WEST ZONE, TO BEGIN 6/95. UNDERGROUND DIAMOND DRILLING EXPECTED TO BEGIN 1/96. 1994 DIAMOND DRILLING RESULTS, FROM WHICH THE DECISION TO DRIFT EXPLORE WAS MADE WERE (THE BEST INTERSECTIONS) 27 G/MT OVER 1.8 M, AND 8.8 G/MT OVER 6.5 M.

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Campbell Resources Inc.
    Interest 100
    Home office Canada
    Year 1991
  • Type Operator
    Owner Northgate Exploration Ltd.
    Home office Canada
    Year 1991
  • Type Unknown
    Owner James Bay Development
    Home office Canada
    Year 1991
  • Type Unknown
    Owner Cambell Resources Inc. (Other Owner/Ops Not Mentioned)
    Year 1995

Production statistics

  • Year 1987
    Description 6.53 G Au, .308% Cu 122238 Mt Ore
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Minor Copper Copper 0wt-pct
    Major Gold Gold 7g/mt
  • Year 1988
    Description 7.15 G Au, .312% Cu 181069 Mt Ore
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 7g/mt
    Minor Copper Copper 0wt-pct
  • Year 1989
    Description 7.63 G Au, .288% Cu 218193 Mt Ore
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Minor Copper Copper 0wt-pct
    Major Gold Gold 8g/mt
  • Year 1990
    Description 8.38 G Au, .236% Cu 284115 Mt Ore
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 8g/mt
    Minor Copper Copper 0wt-pct

Comments on the production information

  • DESCRIPTION SHOWS MILL FEED GRADES.

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1991
    Indicated 1054149mt ore
    Demonstrated 1054149mt ore
    Total resources 1054149mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 9.051 g/mt Gold Major 1991
    Copper Cu 0.27 wt-pct Copper Minor 1991
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1991
    Inferred 1987642mt ore
    Total resources 1987642mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 9.086 g/mt Gold Major 1991
    Copper Cu 0.35 wt-pct Copper Minor 1991
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1991
    Inferred 3041791mt ore
    Total resources 3041791mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 9.08 g/mt Gold Major 1991
    Copper Cu 0.32 wt-pct Copper Minor 1991
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1993
    Indicated 783808mt ore
    Demonstrated 783808mt ore
    Total resources 783808mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 9.189 g/mt Gold Major 1993
    Copper Cu 0.26 wt-pct Copper Minor 1993
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1993
    Demonstrated 2224418mt ore
    Total resources 2224418mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 8.537 g/mt Gold Major 1993
    Copper Cu 0.3 wt-pct Copper Minor 1993
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1993
    Inferred 3008226mt ore
    Total resources 3008226mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 8.707 g/mt Gold Major 1993
    Copper Cu 0.289 wt-pct Copper Minor 1993
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1993
    Demonstrated 783808mt ore
    Total resources 783808mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 9.189 g/mt Gold Major 1993
    Copper Cu 0.26 wt-pct Copper Minor 1993

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • FORMERLY CALLED CHIBEX, ORE TREATED IN CAMCHIB MILL.
  • CANADIAN MINES HANDBOOK, 1992-93, PAGES 79, 80.
  • THE NORTHERN MINER, 6/1/92, P.18.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MINING JOURNAL, MAY 12, 1995, P 348; NORTHERN MINER, MAY 8,

  • Deposit

    1995, P 10

  • Reserve-Resource

    CANADIAN MINES HANDBOOK, 1991-92, PAGES 85, 86.

  • Reserve-Resource

    THE NORTHERN MINER, 6/17/91, PAGE A17.

  • Reserve-Resource

    THE NORTHERN MINER, 7/8/91, P. 1, 2.

  • Reserve-Resource

    CANADIAN MINES HANDBOOK, 1992-93, PAGES 79, 80.

  • Reserve-Resource

    THE NORTHERN MINER, 6/1/92. P.18.

Comments on the references

  • METALS ECONOMICS GROUP. ACTIVE CANADIAN GOLD MINES. 8/91.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 08-APR-1996 Porter, Kenneth E. U.S. Bureau of Mines

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