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Wabush Mine

Producer in Canada with commodity Iron
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Ownership information
  11. Reserves and resources
  12. Workings at the site
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10278711
MAS/MILS ID 1220290002
Record type Site
Current site name Wabush Mine
Alternate or previous names Wabush Scully

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -66.74918, 52.53327 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Canada

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Biotite Unknown
Hematite Unknown
Magnetite Unknown
Quartz Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -66.74918, 52.53327
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 200M
    Length 4800M
    Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 1
    MAS Column # 1
    Date of Last Modification 860521

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Discovery year 1892
Mining method Open Pit
Year of first production 1965
Milling method Gravity

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Wabush Iron Co. Ltd
    Interest 58
    Year 1984
  • Type Owner
    Owner Steel Co. Of Canada Ltd.
    Interest 26
    Year 1984
  • Type Owner
    Owner Dominion Foundries And Steel Ltd
    Interest 16
    Year 1984

Comments on the ownership information

  • OWNERS: WABUSH MINES, CANADIAN JAVELIN LTD. OPERATOR: PICKANS MATHER & CO. CAPACITY OF 6.0 MILLION TPY

Comments on the production information

  • IN ADDITION TO THE $3.45 MILLING COST, THERE IS A $19.91 SMELTING COST FOR THE PELLETIZATION OF PRODUCT A.

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1981
    Indicated 1767000000mt ore
    Demonstrated 1767000000mt ore
    Total resources 1767000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Iron Fe 37.1 wt-pct Iron Major 1981

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Percent Waste Rock 25
    Avg. Bench Height (meters) 13
    Capacity 48000
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Unit Production Cost 1.99
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 365
    Operating Shifts per Day 3
    Year of Information 1981

Comments on other economic factors

  • THE FINAL PRODUCT DISTRIBUTION IS AS FOLLOWS: USA (GREAT LAKES) 82%, EUROPE 11% AND ITALY 6%.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ON RECORD

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit CONCENTRATES ARE RAILED 400 KM TO THE COMPANY PELLET PLANT ( 6MM STPY CAPACITY) AT POINTE NOIRE, QUEBEC ON THE ST. LAWRENCE RIVER.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 17-JUL-86 Bolis U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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

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