Troilus

Producer in Quebec, Canada with commodities Copper, Gold, Silver
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 10158472
MAS/MILS ID 1220500145
Record type Site
Current site name Troilus
Alternate or previous names Lac Frotet

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -74.3662, 51 (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
Copper Secondary
Gold Primary
Silver Secondary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -74.3662, 51

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Discovery year 1985
Year of first production 1996

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Inmet Mining Corp.
    Interest 100
    Year 1996

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1991
    Total resources 21500000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 2.05 g/mt Gold Major 1991
    Copper Cu 0.18 wt-pct Copper Minor 1991
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1992
    Indicated 40000000mt ore
    Demonstrated 40000000mt ore
    Total resources 40000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 1.4 g/mt Gold Major 1992
    Copper Cu 0.12 wt-pct Copper Minor 1992
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1993
    Demonstrated 40200000mt ore
    Total resources 40200000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 1.4 g/mt Gold Major 1993
    Copper Cu 0.12 wt-pct Copper Minor 1993
    Silver Ag 1.5 g/mt Silver Minor 1993

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Reserve-Resource

    THE NORTHERN MINER, 7/8/91, P.3

  • Reserve-Resource

    THE NORTHERN MINER, 11/16/92, P.15

  • Reserve-Resource

    METAL BULLETIN, 5/20/93, P.9

  • Reserve-Resource

    THE NORTHERN MINER, JUNE 20, 1994, P.1,2

  • Deposit

    CANADIAN MINES HANDBOOK, 1991-92, P.255-6

  • Deposit

    MINING JOURNAL, JULY 1, 1994, P.2

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 11-MAR-1997 Porter, Kenneth E. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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