Mount Brussilof Mt. Eon

Plant in British Columbia, Canada with commodity Magnesite
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Ore body information
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mining district
  10. Mineral rights holdings
  11. Ownership information
  12. Reserves and resources
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10191410
MAS/MILS ID 1220100068
Record type Site
Current site name Mount Brussilof Mt. Eon
Alternate or previous names Mount Brussilof, Mt Eon

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -115.65108, 50.78318 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Canada British Columbia

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Magnesite Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -115.65108, 50.78318

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 100M
    Length 790M
    Width 500M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 STRATABOUND
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Primary mode of Origin SEDIMENTATION
    Primary Ore Control BEDDING
    Date of Last Modification 920121

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Plant
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Discovery year 1965
Mining method Open Pit
Year of first production 1982
Plant type Refiner
Plant subcategory Electrostatic
Milling method Flotation

Mining district

District name Kootenay

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Baymag Mining Ltd.
    Interest 49
    Home office Canada
    Year 1978
  • Type Owner
    Owner Refratechnik Gmbh
    Interest 51
    Year 1979

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1978
    Indicated 19287000mt ore
    Demonstrated 19287000mt ore
    Total resources 19287000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Magnesite MgO 96.16 wt-pct Magnesium Major 1978
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1970
    Measured 13400000mt ore
    Indicated 24100000mt ore
    Demonstrated 37500000mt ore
    Total resources 37500000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Magnesite MgO 94.7 wt-pct Magnesium Major 1970
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1980
    Demonstrated 9500000mt ore
    Inferred 13600000mt ore
    Total resources 23100000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Magnesite MgO 95 wt-pct Magnesium Major 1980

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Reserve-Resource

    NADA, MINERALS, MR 181,1978,ANADIAN MINES HANDBOOK 1979-80,

  • Reserve-Resource

    1979, P.37.

  • Reserve-Resource

    ANNIS,R.C.,D.A. CRANSTONE,AND M.VALLEE SURVEY OF KNOWN MIN.

  • Reserve-Resource

    DEPOSITS IN CANADA THAT ARE NOT BEING MINED, EMR, MR 181,

  • Reserve-Resource

    P.71.

  • Reserve-Resource

    O'DRISCOLL, MIKE; BAYMAG STARTS NEW FUSED MGO PLANT,

  • Reserve-Resource

    INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, DEC. 1989, P. 49-53.

  • Deposit

    SCHULTES, HAGEN B.; BAYMAG- HIGH PURITY MAGNESIUM OXIDE FROM

  • Deposit

    NATURAL MAGNESITE, CIM BULL., MAY 1986, P. 43-47.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 23-SEP-1996 Wilburn, David R. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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