| Deposit ID | 10255130 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 1220500044 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Knob Lake Deposits= |
| Alternate or previous names | Gagnon A Mineferriman 3 Deposit, Burnt Creek Mines., Ruth Lake Mine, Burnt Creek Mine, Wishart Mine, Ferriman Mineferriman 1 Deposit, Goodwood Deposit, Gill Mine Ruth Lake 1 Deposit, Gagnon B Mine Ferriman 5n Deposit |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -66.81914, 54.8 (WGS84) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Alaska(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Canada | Quebec |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Iron | Primary |
| Ore Body (1) | -66.81914, 54.8 |
|---|
| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Type of mineral rights | Unknown |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Labrador Mining And Exploration Co., Ltd. |
| Home office | Canada |
| Year | 1975 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Hollinger North Shore Exploration Co., Ltd. |
| Home office | Canada |
| Year | 1975 |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Iron Ore Co. Of Canada. |
| Home office | Ohio |
| Year | 1975 |
| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1966 | ||||||||||||||
| Measured | 270000000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Indicated | 360000000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Demonstrated | 630000000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Inferred | 450000000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 1080000000mt 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 | 1220500044 |
DINSDALE, J., IRON ORE COMPANY OF CANADA-SEPT.-ILES
OPERATION; D.E. PICKETT, ED., IN MILLING PRACTICE IN
CANADA, CIM SPECIAL VOLUME 16, 1978, P.255-260.
GROSS, G.A., GEOLOGY OF IRON DEPOSITS IN CANADA: VOLUME III,
IRON RANGES OF THE LABRADOR GEOSYNCLINE; GEOL.SURV. OF
CANADA, DEPT. EMR, ECON. GEOLO.REPORT NO.22,1968,
(REPRINT 1972) P.19-69.
GROSS, G.A., IRON ORE DEPOSITS OF CANADA AND THE WEST
INDIES; IN SURVEY OF WORLD IRON ORE RESOURCES, DEPT. OF
ECON. & SOC. AFFFAIRS, UNITED NATIONS, NY, 1970, P.237-26
GARG, O.P. AND J.W. DEVON, PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS OF
RECENTLY IMPROVED PIT SLOPE DESIGN PROCEDURES AT SCHEFF-
ERVILLE; CIM BULL., SEPT., 1978, P.68-72.
BULLOCK, W.D., DEVELOPMENT OF THE BURNT CREEK-ROWE MINE
COMPLEX ON THE KNOB LAKE IRON RANGE, CMJ, NOV.,1972,P.37-
CANADIAN MINES HANDBOOK 1979-80, NORTHERN MINER PRESS LTD.,
1979, P.144.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 21-OCT-1983 | Porter, Kenneth E. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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