| Deposit ID | 10182135 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 1220500018 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | British Canadian Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Megantic Deposit, 74 |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -71.24943, 46.08326 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 310 |
| Location accuracy | 10000(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Alaska(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Quebec(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Canada | Quebec |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Ore Body (1) | -71.24943, 46.08326 |
|---|
| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Mining method | Bench (Berm) |
| Milling method | Sizing |
| Type of mineral rights | Unknown |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Asbestos Corp., Ltd |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Canada |
| Year | 1975 |
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Johnson'S Co. Ltd. |
| Year | 1977 |
| Type | In-situ | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1978 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Measured | 73200000mt ore | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Indicated | 1980000000mt ore | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Demonstrated | 2053200000mt ore | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 2053200000mt ore | |||||||||||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Type of workings | Surface | ||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Area | 115HA | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 1220500018 |
MCQUISTON, F.W. JR., AND R.S. SHOEMAKER, GOLD AND SILVER
CYANIDATION PLANT PRACTICE MONOGRAPH; AIME, 1975, P.33.
SIROIS, M., A. MAILLOUX AND R. JOLICOEUR, CAMFLO MINES LTD.;
D.E. PICKETT, ED., IN MILLING PRACTICE IN CANADA, CIM
SPECIAL VOLUME 16, 1978, P.52,53.
CANADIAN MINES HANDBOOK 1979-80, NORTHERN MINER PRESS LTD.,
P.31.
MEIKLE, B.K., CAMFLO MINES LIMITED-GREOLOGY AND MINING;
CIM BULL., DEC., 1970, P.1406-1410.
REF-GEOLOGY AND ECONOMIC MINERALS OF CANADA, 1972, P.336-339
REF-SURFACE MINING PRACTICE IN CANADA, OCT,1972, MINES BRANC
INF. CIRC. 292, 109P.
REF-RIORDON,P.H., THE STRUCTURAL ENVIRONMENT OF THE THETFORD
LAKE ASBESTOS DEPOSITS.
REF-E/MJ INTERNATIONAL DIRECTORY OF MINING, 1975, P.195.
NORTHEERN MINER, CAMFLO CASH FLOW HIGHER WITH SALE OF INVEST
MENTS; SEPT. 6, 1979, P.11.
NORTHERN MINER, CAMFLO FINDING MORE ORE ON SITE AND FAR
AFIELD; OCT. 18, 1979, P.B13.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | 77-RCD-020-THE BRITISH CANADIAN AND MEGANTIC DEPOSITS WERE C INTO ONE MINE. 77-RCD-630-THE ORE MINED AT THE KING-BEAVER MINE HAS BEEN MI THE BRITISH CANADIAN MILL SINCE 1974 FOLLOWING FIRE AT KING- BEAVER MILL. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 23-DEC-94 | Porter, Kenneth E. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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