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Lac Shortt

Producer in Quebec, Canada with commodities Gold, Silver
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Mining district
  9. Ownership information
  10. Production statistics
  11. Reserves and resources
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10133314
MAS/MILS ID 1220500100
Record type Site
Current site name Lac Shortt

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -75.86627, 49.62139 (WGS84)

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
Silver Secondary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -75.86627, 49.62139
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Discovery year 1979
Year of first production 1985
Milling method Hydrometallurgy Unspecified

Mining district

District name Ungava

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Minnova Inc.
    Interest 100
    Home office Canada
    Year 1991

Production statistics

  • Year 1985
    Description 316225 Mt Ore
  • Year 1986
    Description 5.30 G Au 400483 Mt Ore
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 400483mt 5g/mt
  • Year 1987
    Description 4.51 G Au 360000 Mt Ore
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 360000mt 5g/mt
  • Year 1988
    Description 4.65 G Au 371805 Mt Ore
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 371805mt 5g/mt
  • Year 1989
    Description 3.86 G Au 318182 Mt Ore
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 318182mt 4g/mt
  • Year 1990
    Description 4.07 G Au 350118 Mt Ore
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 350118mt 4g/mt

Comments on the production information

  • DESCRIPTION SHOWS MILL FEED GRADES.

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1990
    Demonstrated 525000mt ore
    Total resources 525000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 4.9 g/mt Gold Major 1990
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1990
    Demonstrated 525000mt ore
    Total resources 525000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 4.9 g/mt Gold Major 1990

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • PRODUCTION STARTED 9/84 CMH, 91-92, P.255.
  • CMH 1990-91, P.285; MR 198, 1983, P.92; (12/31/88)

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Reserve-Resource

    CANADIAN MINES HANDBOOK, 1989-90, P. 319.

  • Reserve-Resource

    CANADIAN MINES HANDBOOK, 1990-91, P. 285.

  • Reserve-Resource

    MR 198, 1983, P. 92, (QUE-312).

  • Reserve-Resource

    CANADIAN MINES HANDBOOK, 1991-92, P. 255.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 17-NOV-1992 Porter, Kenneth E. U.S. Bureau of Mines

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