| Deposit ID | 10133338 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 1220200026 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Mount Pleasant |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -66.99929, 45.41663 (WGS84) |
| Location accuracy | 5000(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Alaska(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Fredericton(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Canada | New Brunswick |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Molybdenum | Primary |
| Tungsten Critical | Primary |
| Bismuth Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Arsenopyrite | Unknown |
| Cassiterite | Unknown |
| Chalcopyrite | Unknown |
| Fluorite | Unknown |
| Galena | Unknown |
| Molybdenite | Unknown |
| Pyrite | Unknown |
| Sphalerite | Unknown |
| Topaz | Unknown |
| Wolframite | Unknown |
| Ore Body (1) | -66.99929, 45.41663 |
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| Length | 1800M | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Width | 900M | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Area | 1800HA | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | Yes |
| Mining method | Open Stope |
| Year of first production | 1954 |
| Milling method | Flotation |
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Billiton Canada Ltd. |
| Interest | 50 |
| Home office | Canada |
| Year | 1982 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Brunswick Tin Mines Ltd. |
| Interest | 50 |
| Home office | Canada |
| Year | 1982 |
| Type | In-situ | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1981 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Measured | 9150000mt ore | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Demonstrated | 9150000mt ore | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 9150000mt ore | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1972 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Measured | 33600000mt ore | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Demonstrated | 33600000mt ore | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 33600000mt ore | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Type of workings | Underground | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 1220200026 |
ATKINSON, J.R., GEOLOGY OF MOUNT PLEASANT TUNGSTEN, NEW
BRUNSWICK, CANADIAN MINING JOURNAL, APRIL 1981,PP.73-75
ROSKILL INFORMATION SERVICES; THE ECONOMICS OF TUNGSTEN 6'TH
EDITION 1990. P 65.
CANADIAN MINING JOURNAL, OCTOBER 1981, P. 10
PETRUCK, W., THE TUNGSTEN-BISMUTH-MOLYBDENUM DEPOSIT OF
BRUNSWICK TIN MINES LIMITED: ITS MODE OF OCCURRENCE,
MINERALOGY AND AMENDABILITY TO MINERAL BENEFICAIATION,
CIM BULLETIN, APRIL 1973, PP. 113-130.
PARRISH, I.S., PORPHYRY TUNGSTEN ZONES AT MT. PLEASANT,
N.B., CIM BULLETIN, JUNE 1978, PP. 73-100.
HOSKING, K.F.G., GEOLOGY, MINERALOGY, AND PARAGENESIS OF THE
MOUNT PLEASANT TIN DEPOSITS, MINING IN CANADA, APRIL
1963, PP. 20-29.
ATKINSON, J.R., MOUNT PLEASANT TAPS 3 TYPES OF BRECCIA,
NORTHERN MINER, DECEMBER 17, 1981, P.C6-10.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 16-OCT-96 | Rfb | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.