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Asbestos Island

Occurrence 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. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10023440
MRDS ID I000401
Record type Site
Current site name Asbestos Island
Alternate or previous names Amiante Island, Isle D'Amiante

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -74.15283, 49.96526 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 100(meters)

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
Asbestos Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • CROSS AND SLIP FIBER.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
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) -74.15283, 49.96526
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1904

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Chibaugamau Asbestos Ltd.

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1957
    Total resources 2947000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Asbestos Asbestos 7.22 wt-pct Asbestos Major 1957
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1973
    Total resources 2947000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Asbestos Asbestos 5.5 wt-pct Asbestos Major 1973

Comments on development

  • EXPLORATION AND DEVELOPMENT WORK WAS DONE IN 1954, 1956-57, AND 1960-63.

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

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit DEPOSIT IS COMPOSED OF 3 ORE BODIES. THE NO. 1 ZONE HAS A SRUFACE EXPOSURE OF 500 FT X 400 FT.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-OCT-89 Orris, Greta J. U.S. Geological Survey

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

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