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Continental

Past Producer in Quebec, Canada with commodity Asbestos
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Alteration
  8. Mineral occurrence model information
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Ownership information
  13. Reserves and resources
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10023389
MRDS ID I000286
Record type Site
Current site name Continental
Alternate or previous names Megantic, Par

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -71.39166, 45.98496 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Sherbrooke(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Geographic areas

Country State
Canada Quebec

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Asbestos Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Asbestos Ore
Chrysotile Ore

Alteration

  • (Local) Serpentinization

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 18
USGS model code 8d
Deposit model name Serpentine-hosted asbestos

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Ultramafic Intrusive Rock > Peridotite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -71.39166, 45.98496
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No
Year of first production 1886
Production years 1886-1889, 1921-1929

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Continental Asbestos Co.
    First year 1952

Comments on the production information

  • 4000 TPD WERE PRODUCED IN LATE 1950'S.

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1950
    Total resources 226000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Asbestos Asbestos 5 wt-pct Asbestos Major 1950

Comments on development

  • ECON.COM: IN 1951-52, 82,000 ST ORE WAS MILLED

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CANADA DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY, MINES AND RESOURCES, 1980, CANADIAN MINERAL DEPOSITS NOT BEING MINED IN 1980: MINERAL POLICY SECTOR INTERNAL REPORT MRI 80/7. 294 P.

  • Deposit

    CANADA DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY, MINES AND RESOURCES, 1984, CANADIAN MINERAL DEPOSITS NOT BEING MINED IN 1985: CANADA DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY, MINES AND RESOURCES MINERAL BULLETIN 198, 308 P.

  • Reserve-Resource

    ORRIS, 1985.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-1986 Carbonaro, Marguerite M. (Orris, Greta J.) U.S. Geological Survey

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