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St. Fabien Copper

Occurrence in Quebec, Canada with commodities Nickel, Copper, PGE
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Host and associated rocks
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Controls for ore emplacement
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Ownership information
  11. Workings at the site
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10039321
MRDS ID M046953
Record type Site
Current site name St. Fabien Copper

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -70.19939, 46.64995 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Daaquam(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Montmagny(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Quebec(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Geographic areas

Country State
Canada Quebec

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Nickel Critical Secondary
Copper Secondary
PGE Critical Tertiary

Comments on the commodity information

  • 1956

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Ultramafic Intrusive Rock
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Ultramafic Intrusive Rock > Peridotite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Ultramafic Intrusive Rock
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Ultramafic Intrusive Rock > Peridotite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Volcanic Breccia (Agglomerate)

Nearby scientific data

(1) -70.19939, 46.64995
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Economic information

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Ni In Ultrabasics, Cu In Acid Agglomerate Adjacent To Peridotite.

Comments on the geologic information

  • COMPLEX GEOLOGY AND MINERALOGY.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1950

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner St. Fabien Copper M.L

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • FIRST ENTRY IS FOR NORTH ZONE; SECOND ENTRY IS FOR SOUTH ZONE. LATER PRESS RELEASE INDICATED "MUCH REDUCED RESERVES" IN THE CU ZONE.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall depth 369.72M

Comments on the workings information

  • 1951 - 57 ; SHAFT TO 1213 FT., 8 LEVELS.

Comments on development

  • ECON.COM: ORE DRESSING PROBLEMS WITH NICKEL ZONE, OTHERWISE MIGHT EASILY BE MINED FROM EXISTING DRIFTS. REGIONAL GEOCHEMISTRY NEEDED.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ANNIS, CRANSTONE, AND VALLEE, 1978 , KNOWN MIN. CA.: DEPT. ENERGY, MINES RESOURCES CA., BULL. MR 181

  • Reserve-Resource

    ANNIS ETAL., 1978 , KNOWN MIN. CA. NOT MINED

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 1968 : UNDER MANAGEMENT OF SHERIDAN GEOPHYSICS.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-1979 Saso, Jerri L. U.S. Geological Survey

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