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Joyceville

Past Producer in Quebec, Canada with commodity Silica
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  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. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Ownership information
  12. Reserves and resources
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10023796
MRDS ID I001545
Record type Site
Current site name Joyceville

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -76.36212, 44.35304 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Cape Vincent(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

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) -76.36212, 44.35304
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Length 1950.72M
    Width 274.32M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Production years 1943-46

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Canada Department Of Justice

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1945
    Total resources 10000000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Silica SiO2 96.03 wt-pct Silica Major 1945

Comments on development

  • ECON.COM: PLANT WAS CLOSED IN 1953 AND EXPROPRIATED BY THE DEPT. OF JUSTICE.

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 IS EXPOSED IN 50 FT CLIFF OVER A LENGTH OF 6400 FT; THE WIDTH IS 200-900 FT. SECTIONS ARE LIMONITIC OR CARBONITIC.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1992 Wells, Tina M. (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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