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Katiniq

Prospect in Quebec, Canada with commodities Nickel, Copper, Cobalt
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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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Reserves and resources
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10070080
MRDS ID W012755
Record type Site
Current site name Katiniq

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -73.66597, 61.68352 (WGS84)
Relative position CAPE SMITH - WAKEHAM BAY AREA

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
Nickel Critical Primary
Copper Primary
Cobalt Critical Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Magnetite Ore
Pentlandite Ore
Pyrrhotite Ore
Chlorite Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Ultramafic Intrusive Rock > Peridotite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Paleoproterozoic

Nearby scientific data

(1) -73.66597, 61.68352
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • ULTRAMAFIC SILL AT CONTACT OF SLATE AND OVERLYING PILLOW BASALTS.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1961

Mining district

District name New Quebec District

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1974
    Total resources 13028000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Nickel Ni 2.42 wt-pct Nickel Major 1974
    Copper Cu 0.7 wt-pct Copper Major 1974
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1969
    Total resources 4411000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Nickel Ni 3.05 wt-pct Nickel Major 1969
    Copper Cu 0.85 wt-pct Copper Major 1969
    Cobalt Co 0.03 wt-pct Cobalt Minor 1969

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    THE NORTHERN MINER, 1974, CANADIAN MINES HANDBOOK 1974 - 1975, P. 242

  • Deposit

    DEYOUNG AND OTHERS, 1985: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CIRCULAR 930-D, 62 P.

  • Deposit

    CROCKETT AND OTHERS, 1987: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CIRCULAR 930-F, 54 P.

  • Other Database

    ISMI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit NEW QUEBEC RAGLAND MINES LTD. (FALCONBRIDGE OWNS 68.3%).

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-NOV-1975 Shaffer, Glenn L. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-NOV-1987 Orris, Greta J. U.S. Geological Survey

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