| Deposit ID | 10255125 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 1220500046 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Oka Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Oka, St. Lawrence Columbium, Oka Hill |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -74.03284, 45.49997 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 1800 |
| Location accuracy | 5000(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Alaska(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Massena OE N(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Ottawa(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Canada | Quebec |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Niobium (Columbium) Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Apatite | Unknown |
| Calcite | Unknown |
| Pyrochlore | Unknown |
| Ore Body (1) | -74.03284, 45.49997 |
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| Length | 7.2M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Width | 2.4M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Plant |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | Yes |
| Discovery year | 1952 |
| Mining method | Open Pit |
| Year of first production | 1961 |
| Plant type | Beneficiation (Mill) |
| Plant subcategory | Flotation |
| Milling method | Flotation |
| Type of mineral rights | Minerals Only |
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| Ownership category | Private |
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| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | St. Lawrence Columbium And Metals Corp. |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Canada |
| Year | 1987 |
| Year | 1961 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | Carbonatite Ore 4500 Mt Ore/Day | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1962 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | Carbonatite Ore 9000 Mt Ore/Day | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1976 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Period | 1970-1976 | ||||||||||||||
| Description | Carbonatite Ore Production 1970-1976 18000 Mt Ore/Day | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1983 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | Ore Production For The 1983 Prop. Eval. 1520000 Mt Ore/Year | ||||||||||||||
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| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1964 | ||||||||||||||
| Indicated | 57152655mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Demonstrated | 57152655mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 57152655mt ore | ||||||||||||||
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| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1965 | ||||||||||||||
| Indicated | 136077750mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Demonstrated | 136077750mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 136077750mt ore | ||||||||||||||
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| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1967 | ||||||||||||||
| Indicated | 16329330000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Demonstrated | 16329330000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 16329330000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
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| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1969 | ||||||||||||||
| Measured | 2267963mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Demonstrated | 2267963mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 2267963mt ore | ||||||||||||||
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| Type of workings | Surface | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 1220500046 |
GOLD, D.P., VALLIE M. AND CHARETTE, J.P., "ECONOMIC GEOLOGY
AND GEOPHYSICS OF THE OKA ALKALINE COMPLEX, QUEBEC", THE
CANADIAN MINING AND METALLURGICAL BULLETIN, OCTOBER, 1967,
PP 1131 TO 1144.
WOOLLEY, A.R. 1987, ALKALINE ROCKS AND CARBONATITES OF THE
WORLD. PART I; NORTH AND SOUTH AMERICA, UNIVERCITY OF
TEXAS PRESS, AUISTON, TEXAS, PP49 TO 50.
"OPENING A NEW SOURCE OF COLUMBIUM RAW MATERIAL", MINING
METHODS IN THE AMERICAS, GORDON AND BEACH, 1964, PP479
TO 486.
"THE PRODUCTION OF PYROCHLORE CONCENTRATE AT ST. LAWRENCE
COLUMBIYM AND METALS CORP.", THE CANADIAN MINING AND
METALLURGICAL BULLETIN, MARCH, 1965, PP281 TO 289.
"STOPING FROM PIT WALLS WHILE DEVELOPING THE UNDERGROUND
MINE AT ST. LAWRENCE COLUMBIUM", THE CONADIAN MINING AND
METALURGICAL BULLETIN, MARCH 1967, PP333 TO 338.
E&MJ, "COLUMBIUM", SEPTEMBER, 1969.
BRISKIN, IRA, "NIOBEC CONSIDERS START OF PENTOXIDE
PRODUCTION", AMERICAN METALS MARKET, AUGUST 20, 1981, P12.
PICKETT, D.E., "ST. LAWRENCE COLUMBIUM AND METALS
CORPORATION, MILLING PRACTICE IN CANADA", THE CANADIAN
INSTITUTE OF MINING AND METALLURGY, PAGE 332.
"TECHNICAL NIOBIUM OXIDE FROM PYROCHLORE", THE CANADIAN
MINING AND METALLURGICAL BULLETIN, SEPTEMBER, 1975, PP85
TO 90.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THE OKA PROPERTY OPERATED FROM 1961 UNTILL ITS COLSUER FOR ECONOMIC REASONS IN 1976. PROPERTY WAS EVALUATED AS A GREENFIELD OPERATION IN THE 1986 COLUMBIUM AVA. STUDY. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 14-JUN-96 | Buckingham, David A. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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