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Chimo Mine

Producer in Quebec, Canada with commodity Gold
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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. Controls for ore emplacement
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Ownership information
  12. Production statistics
  13. Reserves and resources
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10084881
MRDS ID W700108
Record type Site
Current site name Chimo Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -77.24963, 48.01166 (WGS84)
Relative position 10 KM EAST OF VAL D'OR

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
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore
Pyrrhotite Ore
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Chemical Sediment > Iron Formation
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Mafic Volcanic Rock > Basalt

Nearby scientific data

(1) -77.24963, 48.01166
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Economic information

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Shear Zones, Fractures At Contact Zone

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Year of first production 1966

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Soquem

Production statistics

  • Year 1967
    Period 1966-1967
    Material ORE
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Cp_Grade: ^0.40 Oz Au/T
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Ore Gold Gold 11g/mt

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1981
    Total resources 363000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 5.49 g/mt Gold Major 1981

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ELEVATORSKI, E.A., 1985, GOLD DEPOSITS GUIDEBOOK: MINOBRAS MINING SERVICES, 146 P.

  • Deposit

    MINING MAGAZINE, JANUARY, 1987, P. 56.

  • Deposit

    CANADA DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY, MINES AND RESOURCES, 1983, CANADIAN MINERAL DEPOSITS NOT BEING MINED IN 1983: CANADA DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY, MINES AND RESOURCES MINERAL BULLETIN MR 198, 308 P.

  • Production

    CANADA DEPT. OF ENERGY, MINES AND RESOURCES, 1983

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-1987 Paidakovich, Matthew E. U.S. Geological Survey

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