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Windsor

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 10023396
MRDS ID I000293
Record type Site
Current site name Windsor
Alternate or previous names Aylmer

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -71.32666, 45.95913 (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

Comments on the commodity information

  • SLIP AND CROSS FIBERS PRESENT.

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 > Dunite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -71.32666, 45.95913
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1914
Production years 1921-1922

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Aylmer Mining Ltd.

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1964
    Total resources 2000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Asbestos Asbestos 9 wt-pct Asbestos Major 1964

Comments on development

  • DEPOSIT EXPLORED BY MAGNETICS AND DRILLING. A PILOT STUDY IN 1953 GAVE POOR RESULTS. RESULTS OF A 1971 FEASIBILITY STUDY HAVE NOT BEEN RELEASED.

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.

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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