British Canadian Mine

Producer in Quebec, Canada with commodities 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. Mineral rights holdings
  9. Ownership information
  10. Reserves and resources
  11. Workings at the site
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10182135
MAS/MILS ID 1220500018
Record type Site
Current site name British Canadian Mine
Alternate or previous names Megantic Deposit, 74

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -71.24943, 46.08326 (WGS84)
Elevation 310
Location accuracy 10000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Quebec(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Geographic areas

Country State
Canada Quebec

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Secondary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -71.24943, 46.08326

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Mining method Bench (Berm)
Milling method Sizing

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Asbestos Corp., Ltd
    Interest 100
    Home office Canada
    Year 1975
  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Johnson'S Co. Ltd.
    Year 1977

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1978
    Measured 73200000mt ore
    Indicated 1980000000mt ore
    Demonstrated 2053200000mt ore
    Total resources 2053200000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Silver Ag 0.7 g/mt Silver Minor 1978
    Asbestos Asbestos 2.6 wt-pct Asbestos 1978

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • OTHER NAME:MEGANTIC DEPOSIT,74. RESOURCES IN RECOVERABLE MT

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 115HA
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 2
    Mining Method BENCH (BERM)
    Percent Waste Rock 75
    Avg. Bench Height (meters) 16
    Max. Pit Slope (degrees) 45
    Capacity 15400
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Year of Information 1977

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Production

    MCQUISTON, F.W. JR., AND R.S. SHOEMAKER, GOLD AND SILVER

  • Production

    CYANIDATION PLANT PRACTICE MONOGRAPH; AIME, 1975, P.33.

  • Production

    SIROIS, M., A. MAILLOUX AND R. JOLICOEUR, CAMFLO MINES LTD.;

  • Production

    D.E. PICKETT, ED., IN MILLING PRACTICE IN CANADA, CIM

  • Production

    SPECIAL VOLUME 16, 1978, P.52,53.

  • Reserve-Resource

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

  • Reserve-Resource

    P.31.

  • Deposit

    MEIKLE, B.K., CAMFLO MINES LIMITED-GREOLOGY AND MINING;

  • Deposit

    CIM BULL., DEC., 1970, P.1406-1410.

  • Deposit

    REF-GEOLOGY AND ECONOMIC MINERALS OF CANADA, 1972, P.336-339

  • Deposit

    REF-SURFACE MINING PRACTICE IN CANADA, OCT,1972, MINES BRANC

  • Deposit

    INF. CIRC. 292, 109P.

  • Deposit

    REF-RIORDON,P.H., THE STRUCTURAL ENVIRONMENT OF THE THETFORD

  • Deposit

    LAKE ASBESTOS DEPOSITS.

  • Deposit

    REF-E/MJ INTERNATIONAL DIRECTORY OF MINING, 1975, P.195.

  • Deposit

    NORTHEERN MINER, CAMFLO CASH FLOW HIGHER WITH SALE OF INVEST

  • Deposit

    MENTS; SEPT. 6, 1979, P.11.

  • Deposit

    NORTHERN MINER, CAMFLO FINDING MORE ORE ON SITE AND FAR

  • Deposit

    AFIELD; OCT. 18, 1979, P.B13.

General comments

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.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 23-DEC-94 Porter, Kenneth E. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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