Manitou Island

Prospect in Ontario, Canada with commodities Niobium (Columbium), Uranium
Sections on this page
  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. Ownership information
  9. Reserves and resources
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10133379
MAS/MILS ID 1220400105
Record type Site
Current site name Manitou Island

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -79.58303, 46.28329 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Canada Ontario

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Niobium (Columbium) Critical Primary
Uranium Secondary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -79.58303, 46.28329

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Nova Beaucage Mines Ltd
    Interest 100
    Home office Canada
    Year 1979

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1975
    Indicated 3260000mt ore
    Demonstrated 3260000mt ore
    Total resources 3260000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Niobium (Columbium) Cb2O5 0.6275 wt-pct Niobium (Columbium) Major 1975
    Uranium U3O8 0.0319 wt-pct Uranium Minor 1975

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Reserve-Resource

    CANADIAN MINES HANDBOOK 1979-80, NORTHERN MINER PRESS LTD.,

  • Reserve-Resource

    P.201.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 22-DEC-1994 Porter, Kenneth E. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.