Canadian Malartic

Past Producer in Quebec, Canada with commodities 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. Mineral rights holdings
  9. Ownership information
  10. Reserves and resources
  11. Workings at the site
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10278853
MAS/MILS ID 1220500015
Record type Site
Current site name Canadian Malartic
Alternate or previous names East Malartic, Barn At Mine, East Mine

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -78.10136, 48.12779 (WGS84)
Elevation 330
Location accuracy 100(meters)

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
Gold Primary
Silver Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -78.10136, 48.12779

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1923
Mining method Open Pit
Year of first production 1935
Milling method Hydrometallurgy Unspecified

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner East Malartic Mines, Ltd.
    Interest 100
    Home office Canada
    Year 1975

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1978
    Measured 483000mt ore
    Demonstrated 483000mt ore
    Total resources 483000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 3.46 g/mt Gold Major 1978
    Silver Ag 0.86 g/mt Silver Major 1978
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1978
    Indicated 964000mt ore
    Demonstrated 964000mt ore
    Total resources 964000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 3.22 g/mt Gold Major 1978
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1985
    Demonstrated 10900000mt ore
    Total resources 10900000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 1.9 g/mt Gold Major 1985
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1985
    Demonstrated 10900000mt ore
    Total resources 10900000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 1.9 g/mt Gold Major 1985

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • 77-RCD-611-COLUMN 2 IS INDICATED RESERVES FROM THE OLD BARNA 77-RCD-620-THE EAST MINE AND THE BARNAT MINE ARE CONECTED ON 1200FT LEVEL INCLUDES CANADIAN MALARTIC, BARNAT & EAST MALARTIC; RESERVES ARE NEAR SURFACE OPEN PITABLE. MR 223, 1989, QUE-233; (12/31/85)

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall depth 770M
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 2
    Number of Shafts 4
    Number of Inclines 1
    Capacity 2000
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Year of Information 1977

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Production

    PERRY, LEONARD, EAST MALARTIC MINES LIMITED; D.E. PICKETT,

  • Production

    ED., IN MILLING PRACTICE IN CANADA, CIM SPECIAL VOLUME

  • Production

    16, 1978, P.61.

  • Reserve-Resource

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

  • Reserve-Resource

    PP. 102, 103.

  • Reserve-Resource

    CANADA MINERALS, MR #223, 1989, (QUE-233).

  • Deposit

    NORTHERN MINER, EAST MALARTIC HAS LOTS OF LOW GRADE ORE..IF

  • Deposit

    GOLD PRICES STAY UP; MAY 18, 1978.

  • Deposit

    AS OF JAN. 1, 1978, EMR CANADA, MINERALS, MR 185, 1979, P10.

  • Deposit

    NORTHERN MINER, COULD EAST MALARTIC CLOSURE AID LAC GROUP

  • Deposit

    RATIONALIZATION?; JULY 12, 1979, P.13.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 05-SEP-96 Porter, Kenneth E. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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