Baiverteadvocate Mine

Past Producer in Newfoundland, 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. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10230199
MAS/MILS ID 1220250005
Record type Site
Current site name Baiverteadvocate Mine
Alternate or previous names Advocate Mine

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -56.18215, 49.98316 (WGS84)
Elevation 150
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Canada Newfoundland

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Asbestos Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -56.18215, 49.98316

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No
Mining method Bench (Berm)
Milling method Sizing

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights State Lease

Ownership information

  • Type Unknown
    Owner Advocate Mines Ltd.
    Interest 100
    Home office Canada
    Year 1976

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 0
    Measured 37600000mt ore
    Demonstrated 37600000mt ore
    Total resources 37600000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Asbestos Asbestos 3.7 wt-pct Asbestos Major 0
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1974
    Measured 46600000mt ore
    Demonstrated 46600000mt ore
    Total resources 46600000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Asbestos Asbestos 3.7 wt-pct Asbestos Major 1974

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • OTHER NAME: BAIE VERTE MINE. RESOURCES IN RECOVERABLE MT

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 2
    Capacity 4535
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Year of Information 1976

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Reserve-Resource

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

  • Reserve-Resource

    1979, P.19.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 76-RCD-030-LOCATION TAKEN FROM CANADIAN NATIONAL TOPOGRAPHIC SERIES 1:250,000, SHEET NO. A-501-12H, SANDY LAKE, 2ND ED

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 23-DEC-1994 Porter, Kenneth E. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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