Jeffrey Mine

Producer in Quebec, Canada with commodity Asbestos
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. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10230083
MAS/MILS ID 1220500008
Record type Site
Current site name Jeffrey Mine

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -72.03276, 45.76666 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 5000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Montreal(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Geographic areas

Country State
Canada Quebec

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Asbestos Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -72.03276, 45.76666

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface-Underground
Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant Yes
Milling method Sizing

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Johns-Manville Canada Inc
    Interest 100
    Home office Canada
    Year 1979
  • Type Owner
    Owner Johns-Manville Products Corp.
    Home office Colorado
    Year 1979

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1976
    Measured 450000000mt ore
    Demonstrated 450000000mt ore
    Total resources 450000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Asbestos Asbestos 6 wt-pct Asbestos Major 1976

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 2
    Mining Method BENCH (BERM)
    Avg. Bench Height (meters) 11
    Max. Pit Slope (degrees) 45
    Capacity 31745
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Year of Information 1977

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Production

    EVANS, R.G., OPERATIONAL PARAMETERS, DESIGN CONCEPTS AND

  • Production

    PRE-INSTALLATION TESTING FOR A NEW ASBESTOS PROCESSING

  • Production

    COMPLEX AT THE JEFFREY MINE; CIM BULL., JULY, 1975.

  • Production

    P.105-110.

  • Production

    CANADIAN JOHNS-MANVILLE STAFFF, CANADIAN JOHNS-MANVILLE

  • Production

    COMPANY LIMITED; D.E. PICKETT, ED., IN MILLING PRACTICE

  • Production

    IN CANADA, CIM SPECIAL VOLUME 16, 1978, P.361-366.

  • Workings

    GRESHAM, RALPH B. AND ROGER D. MOREY, ELECTRIC-DRIVE TRUCKS

  • Workings

    AT CANADIAN JOHNS-MANVILLE'S JEFFREY MINE; CIM BULL.,

  • Workings

    FEB., 1974, P.47-50.

  • Workings

    MAMEN, CHRIS, GEOTECHNICAL STUDY INDESPENSABLE FOR

  • Workings

    ECONOMICAL SLOPE STABILITY; CANADIAN MINING JOURNAL,

  • Workings

    NOV., 1973, P.44-48.

  • Workings

    MIKKELBORG, ERIC, MINE EXPANDS-TOWN MOVES; CANADIAN MINING

  • Workings

    JOURNAL, AUG., 1973, P.48,49.

  • Deposit

    ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, JOHNS-MANVILLE, SEPT.1969,

  • Deposit

    P.

  • Deposit

    FISH, RICHARD, CANADIAN JOHNS-MANVILLE BEGINNING $77 MILLION

  • Deposit

    INVESTMENT PROGRAM; CANADIAN MINING JOURNAL, NOV., 1977.

  • Deposit

    P.8-12.

  • Deposit

    LI, TA M., DRAMATIC MODERNIZATION PROGRAM IMPROVES OVERALL

  • Deposit

    PRODUCTION AT JEFFREY MINE; ENG. AND MIN. JOUR., OCT.,

  • Deposit

    1973, P.75-82.

  • Deposit

    NORTHERN MINER, MANY MINING CHANGES AT JOHNS-MANVILLE'S

  • Deposit

    JEFFFREY OPERATION; APRIL 20, 1978, P.B3.

  • Deposit

    NORTHERN MINER, JOHNS-MANVILLE'S FIRST MILL CONSTRUCTED IN

  • Deposit

    1898, APRIL 20, 1978, P.B4.

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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