Orchan

Producer in Quebec, Canada with commodities Copper, Silver, Zinc
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 10206365
MAS/MILS ID 1220500013
Record type Site
Current site name Orchan

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -77.71634, 49.7167 (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
Silver Primary
Zinc Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -77.71634, 49.7167

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Orchan Div.
    Interest 100
    Home office Canada
    Year 1979
  • Type Owner
    Owner Noranda Mines Ltd.
    Interest 100
    Home office Canada
    Year 1979

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1978
    Measured 297000mt ore
    Demonstrated 297000mt ore
    Total resources 297000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Zinc Zn 6.1 wt-pct Zinc Major 1978
    Copper Cu 0.7 wt-pct Copper Minor 1978
    Silver Ag 24 g/mt Silver Major 1978
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1978
    Indicated 630000mt ore
    Demonstrated 630000mt ore
    Total resources 630000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Zinc Zn 6.3 wt-pct Zinc Major 1978
    Copper Cu 2.3999 wt-pct Copper Minor 1978
    Silver Ag 45 g/mt Silver Major 1978
    Gold Au 0.99 g/mt Gold 1978

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Production

    BELL, J.J., ORCHAN MINES LIMITED; D.E. PICKETT, ED., IN

  • Production

    MILLING PRACTICE IN CANADA, CIM SPECIAL VOLUME 16, 1978,

  • Production

    P.185,186.

  • Reserve-Resource

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

  • Reserve-Resource

    P.194.

  • Reserve-Resource

    BROWN, MR., ORCHAN FINDS DEEP COPPER OREBODY, NORTHERN

  • Reserve-Resource

    MINER, APRIL 27, 1978, P.1,19.

  • Deposit

    VITUANSKI, STEPHEN, ORCHAN SUSTAINING PLAN TO BE FINALIZED

  • Deposit

    BY MONTH-END; NORTHERN MINER, MAY 18, 1978, P.A1, A11.

  • Deposit

    NORTHERN MINER, QUEBEC GRANT REPRIEVES ORCHAN'S ZINC

  • Deposit

    OPERATION, JUNE 22, 1978, P.1,8.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 21-OCT-1983 Porter, Kenneth E. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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