New Insco

Prospect in Quebec, Canada with commodities Copper, Gold, Silver
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 10255268
MAS/MILS ID 1220500069
Record type Site
Current site name New Insco
Alternate or previous names Fabie Bay

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -79.35141, 48.44079 (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 Primary
Gold Secondary
Silver Secondary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -79.35141, 48.44079

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1972

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Deak Resources Corp.
    Interest 100
    Home office Canada
    Year 1989

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1973
    Indicated 1056000mt ore
    Demonstrated 1056000mt ore
    Total resources 1056000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 2.4 wt-pct Copper Major 1973
    Gold Au 0.7 g/mt Gold Minor 1973
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1981
    Indicated 793000mt ore
    Demonstrated 793000mt ore
    Total resources 793000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 2.59 wt-pct Copper Major 1981
    Silver Ag 20.6 g/mt Silver Minor 1981
    Gold Au 0.7 g/mt Gold Minor 1981

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Reserve-Resource

    MR 223, 1989, QUE-285.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 29-JUL-1991 Porter, Kenneth E. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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