Hudson Bay

Occurrence in Quebec, Canada with commodity Silica
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10023784
MRDS ID I001530
Record type Site
Current site name Hudson Bay

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -76.27101, 44.67748 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Kingston(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Geographic areas

Country State
Canada Quebec

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silica Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Sandstone Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
    Rock unit name Potsdam Formation
    Rock description Potsdam Formation
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Ordovician

Nearby scientific data

(1) -76.27101, 44.67748

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Rio Tinto Exploration, Ltd.
    Home office Johannesburg, R.S.A.

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • RESERVES IN TWO HORIZONS. ONE IS 13.5 FT THICK AND THE OTHER 17.7 FT THICK.

Comments on the workings information

  • DRILLING IN 1960-61.

Comments on development

  • DRILLING IN 1960-61

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CANADA DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY, MINES AND RESOURCES, 1989, CANADIAN MINERAL DEPOSITS NOT BEING MINED IN 1989: CANADA DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY, MINES, AND RESOURCES MINERAL BULLETIN MR223, UNPAGINATED

  • Reserve-Resource

    EMR, 1989

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit SANDSTONE UNIT IS 10-12 FT THICK ON AVERAGE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAY-1992 Wells, Tina M. (Orris, Greta J.) U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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